(A) (1) All retailers are forbidden to expose fireworks where the sun shines through glass on the merchandise display, except where the fireworks are in the original packages, and all fireworks kept for sale on front counters must remain in original packages, except where an attendant is on constant duty at all times at counters where the fireworks are on display; provided, however, that, fireworks in open stock may be kept in show cases or counters out of the reach of the public without an attendant being on duty.
(2) Signs reading “FIREWORKS FOR SALE - NO SMOKING ALLOWED” shall be displayed in the section of the store set aside for sale of fireworks.
(1982 Code, Ch. 4, Art. III, § 3-1)
(B) (1) Fireworks to be sold at wholesale shall be stored in a room set aside for the storage of fireworks only. Over the entrance to this room shall be posted a sign reading, “FIREWORKS - NO SMOKING - KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY.”
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a licensed wholesale distributor from storing for sale where legal all Class “B” fireworks used for display or agricultural purposes after first obtaining a license thereof from the South Carolina Tax Commission.
(3) The cost of the license will be $750.
(4) The fireworks shall be stored in an appropriate building and a record of purchases and sales shall be kept for inspection by the Tax Commission.
(1982 Code, Ch. 4, Art. III, § 3-2)
(C) Fireworks shall not be sold or kept for sale in a place of business where paint, oil, varnishes, turpentine or gasoline or other flammable substances are kept in unbroken containers, unless in a separate and distinct section or department of the store.
(1982 Code, Ch. 4, Art. III, § 3-3)