Section 25-10-3. Permitted sales and uses of fireworks

   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the following:

   (1) The wholesale or retail sale of fireworks for use in a public exhibition or public display and the transportation of fireworks for such use, provided that any person selling at wholesale or retail or transporting fireworks for such use must have a duplicate copy of the permit which has been issued by the judge of the probate court to a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership which has been authorized to hold a public exhibition or display, and provided, further, that the seller maintains and makes available for inspection by the Safety Fire Commissioner or the designee thereof the record of any such fireworks sale for a period of 18 months from the date of sale;

   (2) Use by railroads or other transportation agencies of fireworks specifically designed and intended for signal purposes or illumination;

   (3) The sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletic or sports events or for use by military or police organizations; or

   (4) The manufacture of any fireworks not prohibited by Congress or any federal agency; the possession, transportation, and storage of any such fireworks by any manufacturer thereof; the storage of certain such fireworks by a nonmanufacturer in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 25-10-3.1; the possession, transportation, or distribution of any such fireworks to a distributor located outside this state; the sale of such fireworks by any such manufacturer to a distributor located outside this state; or the possession and transportation of such fireworks by any manufacturer or contractor or common carrier from the point of manufacture within this state to any point outside this state.

Ga. L. 1955, p. 550, § 5; Ga. L. 1962, p. 11, § 4; Ga. L. 1969, p. 1144, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 945, § 2.