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6.32.020 Sale--License--Required. Except as provided herein, no person shall offer for sale or sell at retail any fireworks of any kind in the city without having first applied for and received a license therefor. (Ord. 1493 S2(2), 1976). 6.32.030 Sale--License--Application requirements. Applications for a license to sell fireworks shall: A. Be made in writing accompanied by an application fee of fifty dollars. The fee is not for the purpose of revenue but will be used to defray the cost of inspection and supervision; B. Be made between the first day of March and the seventh day of April of each year except, when the last day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following business day shall be determined to be the last day; C. Set forth the proposed location of the fireworks stand applied for. The stands must be on private property located in commercial or industrial zone and the written permission of the owner of record or lessee must accompany the application; D. Be accompanied by an assurance that, if the license is issued to applicant, applicant shall, at the time of receipt of said license, deliver to the department of finance of the city $100,000/$3001000 public liability and fifty thousand dollars property damage insurance certificates designating the city as an additional assured thereunder, and a copy of the requisite license from the State Fire Marshall. E. Make written application to the City's Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division at least 10 days prior to booth opening for a permit as required by Section 12643 of the Health and Safety Code, Regulations from the California Administrative Code Title 19, Public Safety. v.�c.v-kv �atc--License--rrerequisiLes LO issuance-- Restrictions. The following qualifications must be met by each applicant for a license issued under this chapter: A. No license shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation except nonprofit associations or corporations organized primarily for civic betterment or youth activities. B. Each such organization must have its principal and permanent meeting place in the corporate limits of the city, must maintain a bona fide membership of at least twenty members, and must have been organized and established in the city's corporate limits for a minimum of two years continuously preceding the filing of the application for the license. C. No organization may receive more than one license for fireworks sale during any one calendar year. An organization shall represent the undivided entity or base group and shall not be permitted to separate into an aggregation of subgroups or clubs affiliated with the parent organization. The entire individual group, club or organization associated with an institution or organization shall be considered as one single applicant. The intent and purpose for treating all organizations as a single entity is to insure that the selection process is equitable and that no one organization with multiple subgroups will not have an unfair advantage over other single purpose organizations. One license may be issued to two or more qualifying applicants as a joint venture. D. Bylaws of non-profit exemption must be provided. E. All groups must be based in Colton for a minimum of two years. All proceeds must benefit the citizens of Colton.