<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 38-105. - Sale, discharge of fireworks.</div>
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               (a)
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, or use, set off, or
               explode any firecrackers, Roman candles, skyrockets or other fireworks in this county
               except upon first having applied for and secured a permit from the county fire marshal.
               Issuance of a permit shall be predicted upon compliance with chapter 20 of the state
               fire code (volume V of the state building code) and the currently effective edition
               of NFPA 1123. The applicant shall furnish evidence of liability insurance in the form
               of a certification of insurance issued to the county applicable to the event to be
               permitted, providing limits of liability in the amount of at least $1,000,000.00 per
               occurrence applicable to claims due to bodily injury and/or property damage.
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               (b)
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               Violations of this provision may be punished by a civil penalty to be recovered in
               the nature of a debt of $100.00 for the first violation, $300.00 for the second violation,
               and $500.00 for the third and subsequent violations. Violations may also be punished
               as misdemeanor under G.S. 14-4.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 12-16; Ord. of 8-19-2002)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Regulation of explosive, G.S. 153A-128.
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