Ace Fireworks Co. v. City of Tacoma

This is a declaratory judgment action wherein a fireworks wholesaler asks that an ordinance relating to the issuance of permits to sell fireworks at retail be held unconstitutional.

Laws of 1961, ch. 228, p. 2021 (codified under BCW 70.77) governs the manufacture, wholesaling and retailing of “safe and sane” fireworks in this state. By the terms of the act, a person wishing to sell at retail must first obtain a permit to do so from the state fire marshal. Thereafter, he may apply to the chief fire prevention officer of the governing body of the areá in which sales are contemplated for a permit…