Colorado § 24-33.5-2003 Permits - exceptions to permit requirements

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-33.5-2003 — Permits - exceptions to permit requirements

Colorado § 24-33.5-2003

Title 24Government

Art.Public Safety

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-2003 (2026).

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(1)Any governing body has the power to grant nontransferable and nonassignable permits within the area under its jurisdiction for the storage of fireworks or for the facilities used for the retail sales of fireworks, including permissible fireworks, by any person and to adopt reasonable rules for the granting of such permits. The fee for a permit issued pursuant to this subsection (1) shall be limited to what is reasonable and necessary to cover the direct and indirect costs associated with the granting and enforcement of such permits.

(2)Any governing body has the power to grant nontransferable and nonassignable permits within the area under its jurisdiction for displays of fireworks or pyrotechnic special effects performances by any person, fair association, amusement park,

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(1) Any
governing body has the power to grant nontransferable and nonassignable permits
within the area under its jurisdiction for the storage of fireworks or for the facilities
used for the retail sales of fireworks, including permissible fireworks, by any person
and to adopt reasonable rules for the granting of such permits. The fee for a permit
issued pursuant to this subsection (1) shall be limited to what is reasonable and
necessary to cover the direct and indirect costs associated with the granting and
enforcement of such permits.

(2) Any governing body has the power to grant nontransferable and
nonassignable permits within the area under its jurisdiction for displays of fireworks
or pyrotechnic special effects performances by any person, fair association,
amusement park, or other organizations or groups and to adopt reasonable rules for
the granting of such permits.

(3) No permit shall be required for the display of fireworks at the state fair
grounds by the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, at any
duly authorized county or district fair, or at any display by any governing body or
local authority.

(4) The discharge of fireworks pursuant to a permit provided for in
subsection (2) of this section, or as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this
section, shall be lawful in Colorado, if the display or pyrotechnic special effects
performance is performed in accordance with the requirements of the national fire
protection association as stated in NFPA-1123, code for the outdoor display of
fireworks or NFPA-1126, standard for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate
audience.