(1) It shall be unlawful to export fireworks, other than permissible fireworks, from the state of Colorado, unless the fireworks are transported in accordance with the regulations of the United States department of transportation regulating the transportation of explosives, fireworks, and other dangerous articles by motor, rail, air, and water and the exporter obtains a signed bill of lading from each person transporting the fireworks, which shall show the quantity and types of fireworks transported and the recipient's full legal name and address.
(2) The exporter may transport such fireworks by common carrier or by the exporter's vehicle; except that the sale of the fireworks for transport in the purchaser's vehicle is unlawful unless:
The exporter requires the purchaser to display a valid motor vehicle driver's licenseissued by a state other than the state of Colorado and records the number and state of issue of such driver's license on the bill of lading pertaining to the sale, and further requires the purchaser to display a valid motor vehicle registration showing that the purchaser owns a motor vehicle licensed in a state other than the state of Colorado, which license plate number and state of issue shall be recorded on the bill of lading pertaining to the sale; or
The exporter requires the purchaser to display a valid motor vehicle driver's licenseissued by the state of Colorado and records the number and state of issue of the driver's license on the bill of lading pertaining to the sale, and further requires the purchaser to furnish a valid wholesale or retail license number or resale license number issued by the governing body of a state or local authority located outside of the state of Colorado, which number and state of issue shall be recorded on the bill of lading pertaining to the sale.
(3) The bills of lading required by this section shall be retained by the exporter for a period of three years from the date of sale.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-222), ch. 245, p. 1025, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-28-106 as it existed prior to 2017.