Mike and Mary, Sounds like some good progress. Mike, anything I can help right now let me know but it sounds like you have a good grasp of it for now. Standing by Matt Nilsen Battalion Chief B3/B San Diego Fire-Rescue Department ________________________________________ From: rocketlaws-ca-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [rocketlaws-ca-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Roberts [MRoberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 4:00 PM To: rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rocketlaws-ca] Contact with CA Senator Kehoe Mike, Please do not hesitate to share copies of state laws provided earlier with the attorney. Most of them have are quite brief - less than a page. It only requires a sentence or so to exempt model rocketry from fireworks. It does NOT require a rocket scientist :) Exemplary language from the State of Texas is as follows: § 2154.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a toy pistol, toy cane, toy gun, or other device that uses paper or plastic caps in sheets, strips, rolls, or individual caps that contain not more than an average of 25 hundredths of a grain of explosive composition per cap and that is packed and shipped under 49 C.F.R. Part 173 (1996); (2) a model rocket or model rocket motor designed, sold, and used to propel recoverable aero models; Mary Roberts Estes -----Original Message----- From: rocketlaws-ca-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rocketlaws-ca-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mjerauld @dslextreme.com Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:44 PM To: rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rocketlaws-ca] Contact with CA Senator Kehoe Team, Monday I followed up with Senator Kehoe's San Diego staff member Mryna Zambrano. She received my email and suggested that I also contact my Assemblymember Toni Atkins and Assemblymember Marty Block. I've had a lawyer friend take a fresh look at the text and he'll get back to me in a few days. I'll be off to TARC finals on Thursday with the Clairemont HS team. I'll have my laptop and can keep up with emails. Anyone can always call me on cell. Mike Jerauld (619) 206-6909 -- RocketLaws-CA mailing list rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/rocketlaws-ca -- RocketLaws-CA mailing list rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/rocketlaws-ca-- RocketLaws-CA mailing list rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/rocketlaws-ca