Fireworks inspections and what inspectors can do

(a) The director or the director's designee may conduct administrative inspections of controlled premises after presenting appropriate credentials to the licensee, permittee, other persons subject to this chapter, or their agents; provided that: (1) Inspections of controlled premises shall be at reasonable times, within reasonable limits, and conducted in a reasonable manner to verify compliance with this chapter and the conditions of the license or permit; (2) The director or the director's designee, without a warrant, shall have access to, and may copy, any records, books, logs, or documents relevant to the holding, storage, transportation, sale, possession, or disposition of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic regulated under this chapter; (3) The director or the director's designee may inventory the stock of any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic regulated under this chapter and secure samples or specimens of any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic not seized as evidence by paying for the sample or specimen. The director or the director's designee shall make or cause to be made examinations of samples or specimens secured under this paragraph to verify compliance with this chapter or the conditions of the license or permit; and (4) The regulatory authority under this chapter shall remain with the county fire departments. The director or the director's designee conducting these inspections shall aid the county fire departments in enforcing the departments' regulatory authority. (b) For purposes of this section, "controlled premises" means a place where any persons licensed or permitted under this chapter are required to keep records and authorized to hold, store, transport, sell, possess, or otherwise dispose of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. "Controlled premises" includes factories, warehouses, establishments, businesses, storefronts, vehicles, and conveyances.