§132D-16  Permit for display.  (a)  Any
person desiring to set off, ignite, or discharge aerial devices, display
fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for a display shall apply to, and obtain a
permit as required by section 132D-10, from the county not less than twenty
days before the date of the display.



(b)  The application shall state, among other
things:



(1)  The name, age, and address of the applicant;



(2)  The name, age, and address of the person who will
operate the display, and verification that the person is a licensed pyrotechnic
operator;



(3)  The time, date, and place of the display;



(4)  The type and quantity of aerial devices, display
fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic to be displayed; and



(5)  The purpose or occasion for which the display is
to be presented.



(c)  No permit shall be issued under this
section unless the applicant presents, at the applicant's option, either:



(1)  A written certificate of an insurance carrier,
which has been issued to or for the benefit of the applicant, or a policy
providing for the payment of damages in the amount of not less than $5,000 for
injury to, or death of, any one person, and subject to the foregoing limitation
for one person; in the amount of not less than $10,000 for injury to, or death
of, two or more persons; and in the amount of not less than $5,000 for damage
to property, caused by reason of the authorized display and arising from any
tortious acts or negligence of the permittee, the permittee's agents,
employees, or subcontractors.  The certificate shall state that the policy is
in full force and effect and will continue to be in full force and effect for
not less than ten days after the date of the display; or



(2)  The bond of a surety company duly authorized to
transact business within the State, or a bond with not less than two individual
sureties who together have assets in the State equal in value to not less than
twice the amount of the bond, or a deposit of cash, in the amount of not less
than $10,000 conditioned upon the payment of all damages that may be caused to
any person or property by reason of the authorized display and arising from any
tortious acts or negligence of the permittee, the permittee's agents,
employees, or subcontractors.  The security shall continue to be in full force
and effect for not less than ten days after the date of the display.



The county may require coverage in amounts
greater than the minimum amounts set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) if deemed
necessary or desirable in consideration of such factors as the location and
scale of the display, the type of aerial devices, display fireworks, or
articles pyrotechnic to be used, and the number of spectators expected.



(d)  The county, pursuant to duly adopted
rules, shall issue the permit after being satisfied that the requirements of
subsection (c) have been met, the display will be handled by a pyrotechnic
operator duly licensed by the State, the display will not be hazardous to
property, and the display will not endanger human life.  The permit shall
authorize the holder to display aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles
pyrotechnic only at the place and during the time set forth therein, and to
acquire and possess the specified aerial devices, display fireworks, or
articles pyrotechnic between the date of the issuance of the permit and the
time during which the display of those aerial devices, display fireworks, or
articles pyrotechnic is authorized. [L 1994, c 180, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 233,
§13; am L 2006, c 183, §17; am L 2007, c 9, §5]