A person commits the offense of false advertising if, in connection with the promotion of the sale of, or to increase the consumption of, property or services, he/she recklessly makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed to the public or to a substantial number of persons.
[CC 1997 §§19-16 — 19-17; Ord. No. 52 §§1 — 3, 11-14-1938]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person within the City to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, use, discharge or explode any blank cartridge, toy pistol, toy cannon or cane in which explosives are used; or the type of balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the same; or firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, aerial salutes, bombs, electric sparklers, colored fires or colored torches or displays or other fireworks of any kind whatsoever.
B. 
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the sale or use of fireworks for pyrotechnic displays given by any fair association, amusement park, the officials in charge of any public park, any civic or public organization or group of individuals, having first obtained a permit from the Board of Aldermen for such displays; or prohibit the sale or use of blank cartridges for theatrical purposes, signal purposes in athletic contests or sport events or for the use of militia, Police or military organizations; or prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer or jobber from selling fireworks at wholesale; provided, that the same are shipped or delivered directly outside of the City.
C. 
Permits For Pyrotechnic Displays. The Board of Aldermen is hereby authorized to issue permits for pyrotechnic displays to fair associations, amusement parks or officials in charge of public parks and civic or public organizations or groups of individuals; provided, that no such permit shall be issued except upon an application therefor; and provided further, that the Board of Aldermen is satisfied that the public safety will not be endangered by such display.