§132D-10  Permits.  (a)  A permit shall be required for the purchase and use of:

     (1)  Any consumer fireworks commonly known as firecrackers upon payment of a fee of $25;

     (2)  Any aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks for the purposes of section 132D-16 upon payment of a fee of $110; and

     (3)  Any consumer fireworks for cultural uses that occur at any time other than during the periods prescribed in section 132D-3(1) upon a payment of a fee of $25.

     (b)  Each person may purchase a maximum of fifty permits per year; provided that this limit shall not apply to permits issued under subsection (a)(2); provided further that nothing in this section shall prohibit a county from enacting ordinances more stringent than this section for permits issued under subsection (a)(1) or (3). [L 1994, c 180, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 233, §10; am L 2006, c 183, §12; am L 2008, c 38, §3; am L 2025, c 243, §9]