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Division 5. Importation and Exportation. Section 26-2-51. Licensee's duty of notification. Any person who has obtained a license pursuant to this article, and ships fireworks or articles pyrotechnic into or out of the County shall: (1) Clearly designate the types of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic in each shipment on the bill of lading or shipping manifest; (2) Declare on the bill of lading or shipping manifest the gross weight of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to be imported or exported in each shipment; (3) Declare on the bill of lading or shipping manifest, the location of the storage facility, if applicable, in which the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are to be stored; (4) Prior to shipment, notify the department regarding whether the shipment will be distributed from: (A) Pier to pier; (B) Pier to warehouse or storage facility; or (C) Pier to redistribution; (5) When a shipment is booked, the importer, shipper, or consignee shall notify the department in writing of the expected shipment's landing date; and (6) Upon receipt of any shipment, provide the department with copies of sales invoices or packing slips, or both, that clearly indicate: (A) Name, address, phone number of seller; (B) Name and description of the product; and (C) Quantity received. Section 26-2-52. Inspection of fireworks. The department shall be allowed to inspect, if it chooses, any shipment declared on the shipping manifest as fireworks or articles pyrotechnic when a shipment of fireworks has landed and becomes subject to the jurisdiction of the department or before a shipment leaves the jurisdiction. Section 26-2-53. Importation and storage. (a) The facility in which fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are to be stored must: (1) Obtain the approval of the department fifteen calendar days prior to the shipment's arrival; and (2) Satisfy the requirements of the State fire code, County fire code, and County building code. (b) Aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, shall only be imported and stored, if necessary, in an amount sufficient for an anticipated three-month inventory; provided that if a licensee provides aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic 16