Rules for licensees who bring fireworks into the city

(a) Any person who has obtained a license under § 20-6.4 and imports display fireworks or firecrackers into the city or transports such items within the city shall: (1) Clearly designate the types of display fireworks or firecrackers in each shipment on the bill of lading or shipping manifest with specificity; (2) Declare on the bill of lading or shipping manifest the gross weight of display fireworks or firecrackers to be imported in each shipment and the location of the storage facility, if applicable, in which the display fireworks or firecrackers are to be stored; (3) Before shipment and when booking each shipment of display fireworks or firecrackers notify the fire chief regarding whether the shipment will be distributed from: (A) Pier to pier; (B) Pier to warehouse or storage facility; or (C) Pier to redistribution; and (4) When shipping is booked, the licensee shall notify the fire chief in writing of the expected shipment’s landing date. (b) The fire chief may inspect any shipment declared on the shipping manifest as fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. (c) The facility in which display fireworks or firecrackers are to be stored shall have received approval 15 days before the shipment’s arrival from the fire chief and meet all State and city fire and safety codes. (d) Any shipping company that receives fireworks that are imported into the city shall notify the fire chief as to whether the shipment will be distributed from: (1) Pier to pier; (2) Pier to warehouse or storage facility; or (3) Pier to redistribution.