Limit the Decibel Level of Fireworks Near Working Farms
| Category: | Fireworks |
|---|---|
| Status: | Passed |
| Sponsor: | Senator Scott Cyrway, Senate 16 - Kennebec County |
| Session: | 130 |
| Bill #: | LD 1348 |
Position:
Monitoring.
UPDATE 1/16/2022: The bill sponsor proposed amending the bill to require a municipal permit to use fireworks after the fireworks have been purchased. The bill remains tabled.
UPDATE 2/14/2022: The bill was amended to a study and supported unanimously by the committee.
UPDATE 4/1/22: The governor has signed this study into law.
Summary:
Senator Cyrway of Kennebec would prohibit a person from discharging fireworks or consumer fireworks that results in a noise level that exceeds 75 decibels at a boundary of a farm actively engaged in agricultural production and containing livestock.