(a) A permit shall be required for the purchase and use of:
(1) Any consumer fireworks commonly known as firecrackers upon payment of a fee of $25;
(2) Any aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks for the purposes of section 132D-16 upon payment of a fee of $110; and
(3) Any consumer fireworks for cultural uses that occur at any time other than during the periods prescribed in section 132D-3(1) upon a payment of a fee of $25.
(b) Each person may purchase a maximum of fifty permits per year; provided that this limit shall not apply to permits issued under subsection (a)(2); provided further that nothing in this section shall prohibit a county from enacting ordinances more stringent than this section for permits issued under subsection (a)(1) or (3).