The annual license fee for any person, firm, or corporation conducting business in this state under paragraph (4) of Code Section 25-10-3 or storing fireworks under Code Section 25-10-3.1 or conducting pyrotechnic displays under Code Section 25-10-3.2 shall be $1,500.00 per year, payable to the Safety Fire Commissioner. The license shall expire on December 31 of each year. The Safety Fire Commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate safety regulations relating to the manufacture, storage, and transportation of fireworks within this state in order to ensure the adequate protection of the employees of any such person, firm, or corporation and of the general public. The Safety Fire Commissioner is also authorized and directed to promulgate safety regulations relating to the public exhibition or display of pyrotechnics and the licensing requirements of those conducting such public exhibitions or displays, as he or she deems necessary. The Safety Fire Commissioner is further authorized and directed to conduct periodic inspections of the facilities of any person, firm, or corporation manufacturing, storing, and transporting fireworks as provided in paragraph (4) of Code Section 25-10-3 or as provided in Code Section 25-10-3.1 in order to ensure compliance with fire safety rules and regulations.
History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 1144, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 798, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 945, § 6; Ga. L. 2003, p. 294, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-51/HB 1055.
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For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 165 (2003).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 10 - Regulation of Fireworks
§ 25-10-2. Prohibited Fireworks Activities; Application of Noise Ordinances
§ 25-10-2.1. Use of Fireworks and Consumer Fireworks While Under the Influence; Violation
§ 25-10-3. Permitted Sales and Uses of Fireworks
§ 25-10-3.1. Storage of Fireworks by Licensed Nonmanufacturers
§ 25-10-3.2. License Required for Pyrotechnics Exhibits; Requirements; Penalty for Violations
§ 25-10-5.1. Requirements for Issuance of License to Distribute Consumer Fireworks; Required Signage
§ 25-10-7. Applicability of Provisions of Chapter
§ 25-10-8. Penalty for Violations of Chapter
§ 25-10-9. Penalty for Illegal Use or Sale of Fireworks
§ 25-10-12. Additional Grounds for Revocation or Suspension, Refusal, or Nonrenewal of License