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No person shall use or possess a flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part.

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer this part and establish standards for the background investigation of an applicant for, and holder of, a flamethrowing device permit, and for the use, storage, and transportation of a flamethrowing device. In adopting these regulations, the State Fire Marshal shall consult with the Department of Justice regarding regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 970) of Division 1 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations). These regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices may provide suggestions for potential methods to utilize in developing standards and shall serve as guidance only. At a minimum, the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal shall require a permitholder to possess a current, valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code.

The State Fire Marshal may issue or renew a permit to use and possess a flamethrowing device only if all of the following conditions are met:
  (a) The applicant or permitholder is not addicted to any controlled substance.
  (b) The applicant or permitholder possesses a current, valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code.
  (c) The applicant or permitholder meets the other standards specified in regulations adopted pursuant to Section 12756.

(a) If the State Fire Marshal denies an application for, or the renewal of, or revokes a flamethrowing device permit, the applicant for a flamethrowing device permit or permitholder shall be entitled to a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
  (b) The State Fire Marshal shall revoke a flamethrowing device permit if the permitholder does not comply with the requirements of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.

The State Fire Marshal shall establish fees pursuant to this part that shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund.