§132D-11 Fee. (a) The fee for the license required under section 132D-7 shall be $3,000 for importers, $2,000 for each wholesaler's site, $1,000 for each storage site, and $500 for each retailer's site, and $110 for permits for public display under section 132D-16 for each year or fraction of a year in which the licensee plans to conduct business and shall be payable to the county. The license fees shall be used by each county fire department to pay the salary of an auditor of fireworks records. The auditor shall monitor strict inventory and recordkeeping requirements to ensure that sales of fireworks are made only to license or permit holders under this chapter. The county shall provide an exemption from the fees under this section to nonprofit community groups for importation and storage of fireworks for displays once a year.

(b) The fee for the license required under section 132D-7 shall be the fee specified in subsection (a) for each year, fraction of a year, or event in which the licensee plans to conduct business and shall be payable to the county in which the permitted activity is to occur. [L 1994, c 180, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 233, §11]