[Ord. 2014-369 § 1; Ord. 2006-408 § 1; Ord. 2005-37 § 1; Ord.
2003-637 § 1; prior code § 23-17]
It is unlawful for any person to play ball, throw stones or
snowballs or other things in any street, alley or public place; or
to shoot with or use a bow and arrow, or use any toy commonly known
as a slingshot or rubber band gun or any other dangerous toy or instrument
anywhere within the limits of the City; provided however, that the
foregoing shall not apply to playing ball in public parks. Any person
violating this section shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the hunting of deer or
coyotes with bow and arrow pursuant to and during a municipally declared
urban deer control hunt in accordance with the City's deer management
program provided the bow hunter has obtained proper licensing from
the State of Iowa and been issued a permit to bow hunt by the City
prior to engaging in a hunt. Bow hunters shall at all times abide
by the City's deer management plan while engaged in a control hunt
within the City.
[Prior code § 23-23]
Any person who sells, or keeps for sale, within the City, any
toy pistol or toy gun which is discharged by means of any fulminating
or explosive cap, cartridge containing fulminating powder or other
explosive substance, and any person who uses, discharges or shoots
off any such toy pistol or gun within the City, shall be guilty of
a simple misdemeanor.
[Amended 6-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-283; Ord. No. 2021-198; Ord. 2017-498]
A. As used in this section "consumer fireworks" shall mean and include
"consumer first-class consumer fireworks and second-class consumer
fireworks" as those terms are defined in Iowa State Code § 100.19,
subsection 1. Consumer fireworks includes, but is not limited to,
such items as:
1. Aerial shell kits and reloadable tubes.
3. Helicopter and aerial spinners.
8. Sky rockets and bottle rockets.
9. Multiple tube devices under this paragraph that are manufactured
in accordance with American Pyrotechnics Association 87-1, section
3.5.
Consumer fireworks does not include "Novelties" as defined and enumerated in chapter
3 of the American Pyrotechnics Association's standard 87-1 or "Display Fireworks" as defined and enumerated in chapter 4 of the American Pyrotechnics Association's standard 87-1 as published in December 2001.
B. Consumer Fireworks may be used on July 3 and July 4 from 5:00 p.m.
until 10:00 p.m. and on the night of December 31 from 10: 00 p.m.
until 12:30 a.m.
C. A permit to use display fireworks may be issued by the Davenport
fire marshal's office pursuant to the criteria and standards adopted
from the Uniform Fire Code.
D. Use of any consumer firework at a date or time other than those allowed
pursuant to subsection B or the use of display fireworks without a
permit is prohibited and a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled
violation as follows:
First offense
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$250
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Second offense
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$400
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Third and subsequent
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$625
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