{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-160-b-4","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 160-B:4","heading":"Possession; Penalty.","body":"I. No person shall possess fireworks other than the following:\n(a) A person who has in the person's possession a certificate of competency issued pursuant to RSA 158:9-f and a valid permit to display issued pursuant to RSA 160-B:7.\n(b) A person who has a federal permit to sell display fireworks issued in accordance with title 18 of the United States Code, a state license issued pursuant to RSA 160-B:6, and a municipal permit issued in accordance with RSA 160-B:6, or an employee of such person. For the purposes of this subparagraph, \"employee\" shall be limited to a person who is reported as an employee for state and federal tax purposes and for unemployment compensation purposes.\n(c) A common carrier which is in possession of a bill of lading indicating that fireworks are being shipped to or from a licensed and permitted seller or a person who has a certificate of competency and a permit to display.\n(d) Any manufacturer or common carrier shipping fireworks in interstate commerce through the state of New Hampshire which are not being delivered or received in this state.\n(e) A person who has a licensed facility for the storage of display fireworks pursuant to RSA 158:9-c.\nII. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation unless the person possesses with intent to sell, in which case such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE","Chapter 160-B: FIREWORKS"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/160-B/160-B-4.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:40:14Z","sha256":"36a683c9d684d586f06c2baf22dafe5397a03a0249b07baa5311881aec129825","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-160-b-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-160-b-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}