License Rules for Storing and Selling Fireworks

License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or store for sale, at wholesale or retail, or offer for sale or for use in the County any fireworks, unless such person shall first secure a license therefor.Application for License. The license shall be issued by the Director of Finance of the County. Application for license shall be made on a form setting forth each address where it is proposed to establish or to conduct the storage or sale of fireworks, the name of the proprietor, or if a partnership, the name of the partnership and the names of all partners, or if a corporation, the name of the corporation, the names of all officers, and a letter of approval from the Fire Department denoting the location of storage and sales area relative to fire safety. A license shall be prominently displayed for public view at each sale location.Sale to Persons Presenting Permit. Except as otherwise provided in Section 22-3.3 or for the uses set forth therein, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or for use in the County any fireworks. Where a permit is required for use of fireworks, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or transfer fireworks therefor unless the permit is presented. The permit shall be signed by the seller or transferor at the time of sale or transfer of the fireworks; and the seller or transferor shall indicate thereon the amount and type of fireworks sold or transferred to the permittee. No person shall sell or deliver possession of fireworks to any permittee in an amount in excess of the amount specified in the permit, less the amounts shown on the permit to have previously been purchased or acquired pursuant thereto.Wholesaling Only to Dealers with License. It shall be unlawful to send or supply fireworks to a dealer who has not obtained a license as required by this Section. The term "dealer" shall include any person storing, selling or offering fireworks for sale.Fee and Term. The fee for such license shall be five dollars ($5.00) due and payable in advance on July 1st of each year or before commencement of any activity or business for which such license is required. The license shall expire on June 30th next following issuance. There shall be no proration of fees for any licenses issued after July 1st of any year.Non-transferable. Such license shall not be transferable.