[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. I, 5-19-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale,
except from 8:00 A.M., June 28, to 10:00 P.M. July 4, any type or
kind of fireworks or firecrackers within the corporate limits of this
City.
[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. II, 5-19-1980; Ord. No. 050696D §1, 5-6-1996; Ord.
No. 050509A §1, 5-5-2009]
A. No
person, organization or corporation shall sell or display for sale
any fireworks or firecrackers within the corporate limits of this
City without first obtaining a license from the City for such sale
or display.
B. Applications
for fireworks licenses shall be made on or before June first (1st)
of each year to the City Clerk. The following documents must be provided
with the fireworks license application:
1. A license from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety.
2. State of Missouri temporary sales tax license.
3. Approval by the West Peculiar Fire District.
4. Certification of liability insurance for no less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000.00).
5. Property owner or authorized agent authorization.
C. License
fee for said fireworks licenses shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. III, 5-19-1980]
Every person who shall sell or display for sale any fireworks
or firecrackers shall display in a conspicuous place a sign or placard,
printed in bold letters not smaller than one (1) inch in height, stating
the following:
SHOOTING OF FIREWORKS
PROHIBITED IN
BUSINESS DISTRICT,
STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER
PUBLIC PROPERTY OF
PECULIAR, MISSOURI
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[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. IV, 5-19-1980]
Fireworks and firecrackers shall not be sold or advertised for
sale from any street, alley, sidewalk or other public property within
the corporate limits.
[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. V, 5-19-1980]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, the Board
of Aldermen hereby grants permission for limited use and sale within
the City of those fireworks that are now or may hereafter be classified
as common fireworks by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and are
hereby labeled by said Commission as Class "C", all as now approved
in the State of Missouri by Section 320.131, Revised Statutes of Missouri
with the exception of those fireworks devices commonly known as bottle
rockets. The sale, use and discharge of said enumerated items is hereby
prohibited.
[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. VI, 5-19-1980; Ord. No. 10172016 § I, 10-17-2016]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or shoot any type
of fireworks or firecrackers except for the following dates and times:
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a.
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July 1st — July 3rd
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10:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.
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b.
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July 4th
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10:00 a.m. — Midnight
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B. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or shoot any type of fireworks or firecrackers at any other time than listed in Subsection
(A) above, or at anytime on any public street, public sidewalk, public park, public grounds, or within the business district of the City.
C. The Board of Aldermen, by resolution, may permit the discharge or
shooting of special fireworks on public or private property on July
fourth (4th) or such other date as the Board may authorize, if the
same is a public display for which no admission charge is collected
and if the same is sponsored and conducted by the City or one (1)
or more local organizations.
[Ord. No. 51980A (298) Art. VII, 5-19-1980]
That the Board of Aldermen, by resolution, may permit the discharge
or shooting of fireworks or firecrackers on public or private property
within the business district on July 4, if the same is a public display,
for which no admission charge is collected, and if the same is sponsored
and conducted by a local organization.
[Ord. No. 178 §II, 6-4-1973]
Any person who shall shoot, ignite, or discharge in any manner
any type of fireworks and who shall intentionally throw or explode
or ignite the same in the general direction of any person in such
manner as may risk bodily harm such person shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 178 §IV, 6-4-1973]
Any person who shall within the corporate limits of the City
of Peculiar, Missouri, toss, throw, or in any manner cause any type
of fireworks to be discharged or ignited from a moving vehicle shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person within the corporate
limits of the City of Peculiar, Missouri, who shall toss, throw or
in any manner cause any type of fireworks to be discharged or ignited
in the direction of any vehicle, whether moving or stopped, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.