Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 15:59:09 GMT -6
Should Minnesota sell the big fireworks? Minnesota House says yes.
A flock of flaming chickens, a torched 4-H rabbit project and a burnt-up barn.
Those past incidents and more have been used to argue against the “Fireworks Freedom Act,” a bill that would attempt — once again — to make some aerial and explosive fireworks available in Minnesota.
The bill, which passed the Minnesota House on Monday, would remove the long-standing prohibition against selling such products in Minnesota — an idea Gov. Mark Dayton has already said he would be unlikely to support. The measure was approved 73-56.
State Rep. Jason Rarick, R-Pine City, says such fireworks are now purchased across state lines and brought back to Minnesota in large quantities. His bill, he said, would allow Minnesota to tax those sales. Under his measure, local governments could ban the sale or use of explosive fireworks if they wished.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/11/fireworks-on-the-house-floor-should-minnesota-sell-the-big-stuff/
A flock of flaming chickens, a torched 4-H rabbit project and a burnt-up barn.
Those past incidents and more have been used to argue against the “Fireworks Freedom Act,” a bill that would attempt — once again — to make some aerial and explosive fireworks available in Minnesota.
The bill, which passed the Minnesota House on Monday, would remove the long-standing prohibition against selling such products in Minnesota — an idea Gov. Mark Dayton has already said he would be unlikely to support. The measure was approved 73-56.
State Rep. Jason Rarick, R-Pine City, says such fireworks are now purchased across state lines and brought back to Minnesota in large quantities. His bill, he said, would allow Minnesota to tax those sales. Under his measure, local governments could ban the sale or use of explosive fireworks if they wished.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/11/fireworks-on-the-house-floor-should-minnesota-sell-the-big-stuff/