![]() “We can’t compete with tents,” said Joe Van Oudenhove, a co-owner of seven Sky King fireworks stores in Pennsylvania, including one in Morrisville. Temporary tents are still allowed for the sale of sparklers and other “safe and sane” fireworks used on the ground, but anything that’s airborne or commercially graded with up to 50 miligrams of explosive material must be bought in a permanent store and can only be purchased by someone age 18 or older, according to the state regulations. In the court case, the owners of firework stores had protested that they had to follow safety regulations that the tent-sale operators did not. Previously, the aerial fireworks could be sold but not used in the state.īut the new law was only in effect for one year when Commonwealth Court ruled in December 2018, that provisions of the law allowing aerial fireworks to be sold in tents were not valid. Intergalatic sells all the aerial fireworks that consumers in Pennsylvania are now allowed to buy under Act 43 that went into effect in 2017. “For someone who puts their heart and soul into the business,” not having to compete with pop-up tent sellers is a definite plus, he said. His store is currently opened seven days a week from 11 a.m. Stefano Lombardo, manager of Intergalactic Fireworks on Lincoln Highway in Middletown, said he will open an hour earlier and close an hour later each week until the holiday to make the most of the firework sales he anticipates. A recent state law allows use of aerial fireworks in the state, and a Commonwealth Court decision prohibits them being sold in temporary tents. Firework store owners in Pennsylvania expect booming business this Fourth-of-July season. ![]()
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