[Ord. 834, 5/7/2007, § 1]
1. 
Scope. The manufacture of fireworks is prohibited within the Township of Elizabeth. The display or discharge of fireworks shall comply with the requirements of this Part.
2. 
Permit Required. As a condition of a permit the applicant must show evidence of State and Federal Fireworks permits. A permit shall be obtained from the Township Secretary for the display or discharge of fireworks. There shall be a fee for said permit which shall be established by the Township's Fee Resolution.[1]
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Editor's Note: The current Fee Resolution is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.
3. 
Permit Application. Application for a permit shall be made in writing at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display or discharge of fireworks. The possession, use and distribution of fireworks for such display shall be lawful under the terms and conditions approved with the permit and for that purpose only. A permit granted hereunder shall not be transferable, nor shall any such permit be extended beyond the dates set out therein.
4. 
Definition.
A. 
The term "fireworks" shall mean and include any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances, or, except as hereinafter provided, any article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, and shall include blank cartridges and toy cannons in which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, aerial fireworks or other fireworks of like construction, and any fireworks containing any explosive or flammable compound or any tablets or other devices containing an explosive substance.
B. 
The term "fireworks" shall not include sparklers, toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps containing 0.25 grain or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, and toy pistol paper caps which contain less than 0.20 grain or explosive mixture, the sale and use of toy cannons which operate on the principal of mixing calcium carbide, weighing less than 1/10 of an ounce, and water in the reservoir of the cannon and in which ignition results upon the creation of a spark.
[Ord. 834, 5/7/2007, § 2]
1. 
General.
A. 
It shall be a violation of this Part for any person to store, or use or explode any fireworks, except as provided in the rules and regulations issued by the Fire Official for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by the Township of Elizabeth, fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations.
B. 
Every such display shall be handled by a competent operator approved by the Township Secretary. The fireworks shall be arranged, located, discharged or fired in a manner that, in the opinion of the Township Fire Marshal, will not be a hazard to property or endanger any person.
2. 
Bond for Display.
A. 
The permittee shall furnish a bond in an amount deemed adequate by the Township of Elizabeth but not less than $500, conditioned for the payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons or to property by reason of the permitted display, and arising from any acts of the permittee, the permittee's agents, employees or subcontractors.
B. 
The Elizabeth Township Fire Department shall be exempt from the provisions of this Part with respect to Bonding as set forth in this Part.
3. 
Disposal of Unfired Fireworks. Unfired fireworks and trash that remain after the display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of in a safe manner approved by the Township Secretary.
4. 
Seizure of Fireworks. The Fire Official shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for display, stored, or held in violation of this Part.
[Ord. 834, 5/7/2007, § 3]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.