Fuse regulations

[spanks_4]

Just read a news letter talking about fuse.

I know Dave is up to date on the laws as well as some others here. Basically what I'm curious to know is if I'm going to have to have an ATF license and a storage bunker for my fast and quick fuse now?

[ras1986]

Should only be necessary for quick match black match and sticky match. Unless they changed the law this year

[spanks_4]

This is from the letter:

Pyrotechnic Hobby
Fuse Exemption
The Federal explosives laws at 18 U.S.C. § 845(a)
(4) and the implementing regulations at 27 CFR
555.141(a)(4) generally exempt small arms
ammunition and components of small arms ammunition.
The regulation at 27 CFR 555.11 defines “Ammunition”
in relevant part, as, “Small arms ammunition or
cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or smokeless propellants
designed for use in small arms, including percussion
caps, and 3⁄32 inch and other external burning pyrotechnic
hobby fuses...”. ATF has long held that the term “small
arms ammunition” pertains to .50 caliber or smaller
rifle or handgun ammunition, as well as certain shotgun
ammunition.
The regulations at 27 CFR 555.141(a)(7) generally exempt
the importation, distribution, and storage of fireworks
classified as UN0336, UN0337, UN0431, or UN0432
explosives by the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) at 49 CFR 172.101—consumer fireworks and
articles pyrotechnic as defined in 27 CFR 555.11.
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Consumer fireworks are typically manufactured and
initiated with pyrotechnic fuse designed specifically to
meet DOT and Consumer Product Safety Commission
requirements.
Therefore, 3⁄32 inch and other external burning pyrotechnic
hobby fuses are exempt from the provisions in 27 CFR,
Part 555—Commerce in Explosives, only when: 1) they
are designed for use in small arms ammunition; or 2)
integrated into consumer fireworks or articles pyrotechnic
during the manufacturing process. Pyrotechnic fuses (e.g.,
time fuse, quickmatch, sticky match) designed for use in
fireworks manufacturing or in other fireworks activities
and that are not integrated into consumer fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic are not exempt from ATF’s explosives
regulations.
Hence, persons engaged in the business of importing,
manufacturing, or distributing pyrotechnic fuse not
designed for use in small arms ammunition, and not
integrated in consumer fireworks or articles pyrotechnic,
must possess an ATF explosives license. Persons acquiring
pyrotechnic fuse not designed for use in small arms
ammunition and not integrated in consumer fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic must, among other requirements: 1)
possess an ATF explosives license or permit appropriate
for their operations; 2) store the fuse in an explosives
storage magazine pursuant to the requirements at 27
CFR 555, Subpart K—Storage; and 3) maintain records
pursuant to the requirements at 27 CFR 555, Subpart G—
Records and Reports.
Individuals may contact ATF’s Explosives Industry
Programs Branch for specific pyrotechnic fuse
determinations.

[ras1986]

The answer is in the letter. It is saying the only thing banned is quick match sticky match and time fuse. The quick fuse that can be purchased from any online firework supply store is still legal because it is "exempt" as they said. Quick fuse is merely the fast brother of "safety" cannon fuse. I guarantee .5 second per foot fast fuse is and will be 1.4 for quite some time. Unless some idiot messes it up for us by doing something unsafe with it

[displayfireworks1]

About one year ago I heard pyrotechnic fuse was under the eye of "Big Brother" in United States so to speak. I know outside of United States there are some countries that forbid selling fuse. Is that what this new statue is for United States? The question is, is it new or just highlighting what is already out there? When I read it I have no idea what it means because it appears like it can be interpreted all sorts of ways.
This I can tell you, over the last two years I received request not to video boxes or shipments of fuse. Someone out there is keeping a close eye on fuse. People in the business predict the next attack on pyrotechnics in United Sates will be fuse. All the more reason to obtain an ATF Fireworks license, when you read most of these regulations they state you can do whatever if you have an ATF Explosive license.
I may run this regulation past one of my sources and see if I get an interpretation of what exactly it does say as far as us buying Visco fuse to shoot our backyard displays.

[Pyro Nation]

This was shared with me...

Subject: Re: [pml] Is visco fuse is now a controlled item?!

Yes. I contacted EIPB and they replied this morning. The newsletter simply
restates the rules we've always been under. The UN exemptions still apply.
If the fuse is marked with UN0336 or UN0337 or (UN0431 or UN0432 Articles
Pyrotechnic) then it is exempt from storage. There will be some updates to
the Articles Pyrotechnic UN numbers coming down the pipe but for now, those
are still all exempt if your product has those numbers. The ATF has
advertised the Articles Pyrotechnic thing for a couple of years now so
nothing new has been released.

Note that DOT classifications (EX or transportation codes like 1.4) do not
apply (and never did). For storage exemption, the ATF only uses the four UN
numbers that are in the Orange Book (see (555.141 (a)(7), 336, 337, 431, or
432)). Be sure your fuse has the proper designation. If it doesn't or if
your seller didn't send the label with it, then you should store it in a
magazine (note this is the way it has always been).

Dan