Section 58-82A-2.1 - Require licenses(a) No person shall obtain a pyrotechnics permit under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes unless the person possesses the appropriate license, as provided by this Article.(b) An applicant for a license authorized by this Article shall apply on forms supplied by the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall inquire as to the applicant's qualifications and other matters relative to the applicant's fitness to be licensed or to continue to be licensed.(c) When a license is issued under this section, the State Fire Marshal shall issue to the licensee an identification card approved by the State Fire Marshal. Each licensee must carry this card at all times when working in the scope of the licensee's employment. A licensee whose license terminates or is terminated shall surrender the identification card to the State Fire Marshal, when requested by the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal may contract directly with persons for the processing and issuance of identification cards required by this section and may charge a reasonable fee in addition to the license fee in an amount that offsets the cost of the service, including the costs associated with the contract authorized by this subsection. Contracts entered into under this subsection shall not be subject to Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-82A-2.1
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 151,s. 11.21-a, eff. 11/9/2023.Added by 2010 N.C. Sess. Laws 22, s. 4, eff. 10/1/2010. The state's reviser renumbered this section from 58-82A-2A.