{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-31-507","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 31-507","heading":"Bottle rocket; sale or use prohibited; exceptions.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (c):\n(1) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer to sell, or to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale a bottle rocket; and\n(2) it shall be unlawful to ignite, fire, set off or otherwise use a bottle rocket.\n(b) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.\n(c) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the possession, transportation or sale of bottle rockets within Kansas by a person that is currently registered with the state fire marshal pursuant to K.S.A. 31-508, and amendments thereto, to another currently registered person or to a non-registered person provided the non-registered purchaser submits a certification for resale outside the state of Kansas to the registered seller on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal. The registered seller shall send the certification to the office of the state fire marshal and maintain a copy of the certification for one year from the date of sale.\n(d) \"Bottle rocket\" means any pyrotechnic device which:\n(1) Is classified as a class C explosive by the United States department of transportation under 49 C.F.R. § 173.53 (1990);\n(2) is mounted on a stick or wire; and\n(3) projects into the air when ignited, with or without reports, and includes any device with the same configuration, with or without reports, which may be classified as a pipe or trough rocket. \"Bottle rocket\" does not include helicopter-type rockets.","path":["Chapter 31.—FIRE PROTECTION","Article 5.—KANSAS FIREWORKS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch31/031_005_0007.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:38Z","sha256":"96adfa39d7956b465add17cfab76497b7751a67571dd5c6c87f2925f393ef4fe","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-31-506","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-31-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}