8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1507-12-4.1
No person shall purchase, possess, keep, sell or offer for sale, give away, use, or dispose of in any manner any fireworks, except permissible fireworks, unless said person holds a valid license from the Department of Public Safety.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or possess with intent to sell permissible fireworks for retail, unless said person is licensed as a fireworks retailer.
Application for a fireworks license shall be made to the Division in a format prescribed by the Director and shall contain such information as the Director may require.
Application for a fireworks license shall be filed with the Division at least thirty (30) days before the start of activities for which the license is required.
Payment of the fee must accompany the application for a license to the Division.
Licenses issued under these rules and regulations shall be dated and numbered. Each license will indicate the class of license and will be valid through September 1 of the year following the date on which the license was issued. Exception: a retailer of fireworks license shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued.
Where application for a fireworks license is made in the name of a corporation or company, the application shall also include the name of the person who will be responsible for compliance with the provisions of Part 20, Article 33.5 of Title 24, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated thereunder.
Where application for a fireworks license is made in the name of a corporation or company, a copy of the Certificate of Good Standing from the Secretary of State must be filed with the application.
Where business is to be conducted under a fictitious name, a copy of the trade name affidavit as filed with the Colorado Department of Revenue must be filed with the application.
All applicants for a fireworks license will be subject to a background investigation, including, but not limited to, criminal history, reference checks and review of fireworks records. The application may be denied at the discretion of the Director if the applicant has one or more criminal convictions.
In the event that an application for a fireworks license is incomplete, the applicant shall have 180 days in which to submit additional required documentation, after which the initial application shall be void.
Processing fees in accordance with 14.1 shall be forfeited.
8 CCR 1507-12-4.1