S-3178

   Amend Senate File 489 as follows:
   1.  Page 10, by striking line 30 and inserting: 
   <3.  5.  Liability.  A person who purchases a consumer firework or novelty shall be strictly liable for any damages, injury, or death caused by the ignition, explosion, operation, or use of such firework. This subsection shall not impose any liability on a purchaser for damages, injury, or death that results from the ignition, explosion, operation, or use of a consumer firework or novelty if the consumer firework or novelty was acquired by another person without the knowledge or consent of the purchaser.
   6.  Applicability.

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TONY BISIGNANO