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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-10-6. Fireworks manufactured, sold, or stored in violation of chapter declared contraband; seizure and disposition thereof; forfeiture.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-10-6. Fireworks manufactured, sold, or stored in violation of chapter declared contraband; seizure and disposition thereof; forfeiture.

(a) The state fire marshal shall enforce the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that, in addition, any law enforcement officer or agency of this state or political subdivision thereof may enforce provisions relating to using or igniting or causing to be ignited consumer fireworks. Applicable fire departments of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision or a chartered fire department shall refer cases for enforcement under subsection (c) of Code Section 25-10-5.1 to the state fire marshal. All fireworks or consumer fireworks manufactured, offered for sale, exposed for sale, or stored in violation of this chapter are declared to be contraband and may be seized, taken, and removed, or caused to be removed and destroyed or disposed of at the expense of the owner thereof by the state fire marshal, the Georgia State Patrol, or any sheriff or local police official.

(b) Any property declared as contraband pursuant to this Code section shall be forfeited in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.

## History

Ga. L. 1955, p. 550, § 6; Ga. L. 1962, p. 11, § 5; Ga. L. 2015, p. 274, § 5/HB 110; Ga. L. 2016, p. 64, § 10/HB 727.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 55 (2016).