§132D-11  Fee.  (a)  The fee for thelicense required under section 132D-7 shall be $3,000 for importers, $2,000 foreach wholesaler's site, $1,000 for each storage site, and $500 for eachretailer's site for each year or fraction of a year in which the licensee plansto conduct business and shall be payable to the county.  The license fees shallbe used solely by each county fire department to pay for the salary of anauditor of fireworks and articles pyrotechnic records and all expenses incurredto fulfill the duties required, including the inspection of inventory andstorage facilities, maintenance of required records, and the training of theauditor.  The auditor shall monitor strict inventory and recordkeepingrequirements to ensure that sales of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are madeonly to license or permit holders under this chapter.  The county shall providean exemption from the fees under this section to nonprofit community groups forimportation and storage of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic for displays oncea year.

(b)  The fee for the license required undersection 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 businessand 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; am L 2006, c 183, §13]