Sec. 5. 8 MRSA §§227-A and 227-B are enacted to read:

§227-A.__Requirements for obtaining permit

1.__Application.__Any person desiring to hold a display or special effects display shall apply in writing to the commissioner for a permit at least 10 days in advance of the proposed display.

2.__Form.__Application requests must be submitted on forms furnished by the department.__An application for a permit must include:

A.__A certificate of public liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 to cover loss, damage or injuries to persons or property that might result from the display; and

B.__A site plan for the proposed display depicting a diagram of the grounds or facilities at which or in which the display will be held.__The diagram must show points of discharge, fallout areas, any buildings or other structures in proximity to the display site and the location of any audience that may be present.__Distances of and distances between the points of discharge and any buildings or structures must be stated on the diagram.

3.__Regulation restricted.__Except as provided in subsection 4, a political subdivision of the State, including, but not limited to, a municipality, county, township or village corporation, may not adopt any order, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning the issuance of permits.

4.__Exception.__This section does not prohibit an order, ordinance, rule or regulation of any political subdivision that, with the exception of appropriate penalty provisions, conforms exactly with any applicable provision of state law or that regulates the issuance of permits within a jurisdiction.

5.__Fees.__The following schedule of fees applies to permits required by this section.__All fees received by the department must be used for carrying out this chapter.__Any balance of these fees does not lapse but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal years.

A.__Permit: $30 per display or special effects display.

B.__Site inspection: $15 per inspection.