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DIVISION 11. EXPLOSIVES 12000-12761›PART 2. FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES 12500-12728›CHAPTER 5. Licenses 12570-12637›ARTICLE 1. Types of Licenses 12570-12579

§ 12573

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

An importer’s and exporter’s license shall allow fireworks to be imported into and exported from the state. Import activity shall be limited to the sale of fireworks to licensed wholesalers and licensed manufacturers only. Export activity shall be limited to the sale of fireworks to persons outside of the state. Holders of this type of license shall not be issued or possess a public display license of any type without first securing a wholesaler’s license. This section shall not require a license for a motion picture production company to transport or deliver special effects from within the state to a destination outside the state.

(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

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