2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 14-413. Permits for use at public exhibitions.

§ 14‑413.  Permits for use at public exhibitions.

(a)       For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Article, the board of county commissioners of any county may issue permits for use in connection with the conduct of concerts or public exhibitions, such as fairs, carnivals, shows of all descriptions and public exhibitions, but only after satisfactory evidence is produced to the effect that said pyrotechnics will be used for the aforementioned purposes and none other. Provided that no such permit shall be required for a public exhibition authorized by The University of North Carolina or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and conducted on lands or buildings in Orange County owned by The University of North Carolina or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

(b)       For any indoor use of pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition, the board of commissioners may not issue any permit unless the local fire marshal or the State Fire Marshal (or in the case of The University of North Carolina or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill it may not authorize such concert or public exhibition unless the State Fire Marshal) has certified that:

(1)       Adequate fire suppression will be used at the site.

(2)       The structure is safe for the use of such pyrotechnics with the type of fire suppression to be used.

(3)       Adequate egress from the building is available based on the size of the expected crowd.

(c)       The requirements of subsection (b) of this section also apply to any city authorized to grant pyrotechnic permits by local act and to the officer delegated the power to grant such permits by local act. (1947, c. 210, s. 4; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 660, s. 3.1; 1995, c. 509, s. 11; 2003‑298, s. 1.)