(225 ILCS 227/30)
    Sec. 30. Rules. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt all rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act including rules requiring the training, examination, and licensing of production companies, pyrotechnic distributors and lead pyrotechnic operators. The rules of the State Fire Marshal shall be based upon nationally recognized standards such as those of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 guidelines for outdoor displays, NFPA 1126 for proximate audience displays, NFPA 160 for flame effect displays, and NFPA 140 for motion picture and television production studio soundstages, approved production facilities, and production locations. The State Fire Marshal shall conduct the training and examination of pyrotechnic operators and pyrotechnic distributors or may delegate the responsibility to train and examine pyrotechnic distributors and operators to the Department of Natural Resources.
(Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)