A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the corporate
limits of 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 fire torches, or other fireworks of any kind whatsoever.
B.
Nothing contained in Subsection (A) shall prohibit the sale or use of fireworks for pyrotechnic displays given by any fair association, amusement park, any civic organization or charge 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 the same are shipped or delivered directly outside of the corporate limits of this City.
C.
The
Board of Aldermen shall be empowered to issue permits for pyrotechnic
displays to fair associations, amusement parks, or officials in charge
of public parks, and civic organizations or groups of individuals
provided that no such permit shall be issued except upon application
thereof and after an investigation from which the Board is satisfied
that the public safety will not be endangered by such display.
