Post date: Nov 15, 2015 12:35:44 AM
( September 12, 2015 - John Bohn)
Colleagues,
As I promised at our meeting on Thursday, I performed some additional research on the topic.
I have attached a document with numerous links to articles and ordinances. I also sent out several inquiries to various jurisdictions and the CIAAI mailing list seeking additional information. I also sent an inquiry to State Representative Mike Foote.
I could not find any state laws specifically banning sky lanterns. I did find various interpretations of laws pertaining to fireworks and fire codes that include sky lanterns. The State of Maine and the City of Colorado Springs links to these are included in the attached document.
We should discuss this more at our next meeting.
John A. Bohn, CFEI, IAAI-CFI®, CFII, CVFI