[Code 1979, § 9.102(24)]
It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to throw or place any glass bottle or jar or broken glass on any street, alley, sidewalk, public parking lot or public park, or on any property not his own.
[Amended 4-15-1974; 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]
(a) 
Definitions.
(1) 
A "dangerous weapon" is any object that is used in a way that is likely to cause serious physical injury or death.
(2) 
If an object is used in a way that is likely to cause serious physical injury or death, it is a "dangerous weapon".
(3) 
"Serious physical injury" means a physical injury that constitutes permanent serious bodily disfigurement of that seriously and irreparably impairs the functioning of a body organ or limb. Serious injury includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:
a. 
Loss of limb or use of a limb.
b. 
Loss of a hand, foot, finger, or thumb of use of a hand, foot, finger, or thumb.
c. 
Loss of an eye or ear or use of an eye or ear.
d. 
Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.
e. 
Serious visible disfigurement.
f. 
A comatose state that lasts for more than three days.
g. 
Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.
h. 
A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.
i. 
Subdural hemorrhage or hematoma.
(b) 
Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to carry on any person or in the passenger compartment of any motor vehicle any dangerous weapon, including but not limited to, segments of chain, hunting knives, jackknifes having one or more blades which exceed three inches in length, clubs, paintball guns, metal pipes or any other dangerous weapon, unless carried in the normal course of business or profession, excluding firearms.
[Code 1979, § 9.102(20)]
It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to spit upon or otherwise mar or litter any hallway, stairway, sidewalk or steps to any public building or place of worship, or smoke in or spit on the floor of any public bus.
[Amended 6-18-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]
(a) 
Short title. This section shall also be known and may be cited as the "2012 fireworks ordinance."
(b) 
Statement of purpose. This [section repeals] the former § 50-139, discharge of fireworks or explosives, and [readopts the section] to provide for the regulation of the ignition, discharge and use of consumer fireworks, as allowed under the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, MCLA § 28.451 et seq., as amended.
(c) 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
APA STANDARD 87-1
2001 APA standard 87-1, standard for construction and approval for transportation of fireworks, novelties, and theatrical pyrotechnics, and theatrical pyrotechnics, published by the American Pyrotechnics Association of Bethesda, Maryland.
CONSUMER FIREWORKS
Fireworks devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion, that are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 CFR Part 1500 and 1507, and that are listed in APA Standard 87-1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.5. Consumer fireworks does not include low-impact fireworks.
DISPLAY FIREWORKS
Large fireworks devices that are explosive materials intended for use in firework displays and designed to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, as provided in 27 CFR 555.11, 49 CFR 172, and APA Standard 87-1, 4.1.
FIREWORKS
Any composition or device, except for a starting pistol, a flare gun, or a flare, designed for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation to include "display", "consumer" and "low-impact" as defined under Act 256 of 2011.
LOW-IMPACT FIREWORKS
Ground and handheld sparkling devices as that phrase is defined under APA Standard 87-1, 3.1, 3.1.1.1 to 3.1.1.8, and 3.5.
MINOR
An individual who is less than 18 years of age.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
The following legal public holidays:
(1) 
New Year's Day, January 1.
(2) 
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January.
(3) 
Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February.
(4) 
Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
(5) 
Independence Day, July 4.
(6) 
Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
(7) 
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October.
(8) 
Veteran's Day, November 11.
(9) 
Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
(10) 
Christmas Day, December 25.
NOVELTIES
That term as defined under APA Standard 87-1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, and 3.2.5 and all of the following:
(1) 
Toy plastic or paper caps for toy pistols in sheets, strips, rolls, or individual caps containing not more than 0.25 of a grain of explosive content per cap, in packages labeled to indicate the maximum explosive content per cap.
(2) 
Toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, toy trick noisemakers, and toy guns in which toy caps as described in Subparagraph (1) of this definition are used, that are constructed so that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, and that are not designed to break apart or be separated so as to form a missile by the explosion.
(3) 
Flitter sparklers in paper tubes not exceeding 1/8 inch in diameter.
(4) 
Toy snakes not containing mercury, if packed in cardboard boxes with not more than 12 pieces per box for retail sale and if the manufacturer's name and the quantity contained in each box are printed on the box; and toy smoke devices.
(d) 
Ignition, discharge and use of fireworks.
(1) 
Display fireworks — public and private lands. No person(s) shall ignite, discharge or use "display fireworks" on any lands within the City without authorization and or approval by the City Council and subject to any fees, licenses, forms, or applications they deem fit.
(2) 
Consumer fireworks — public lands. No person(s) shall ignite, discharge or use "consumer fireworks" on public lands within the City limits without proper authorization by the governing body of such public lands and subject to any fees, licenses, form, or applications deemed necessary by the governing body.
Consumer fireworks — private property. No person(s) shall ignite, discharge or use "consumer fireworks" on private property in the City except on the day preceding, the day of, or the day after a national holiday as so defined under Subsection (c) of this section and subject to the approval of property owner.
(3) 
Low-impact fireworks — private. Under Public Act 256 of 2011, all person(s) shall have the right to ignite, discharge or use "low-impact" fireworks subject to approval by the property owner any other ordinances in the City such as nuisance, or noise restrictions.
Low-impact fireworks — public. All person(s) shall have the right to ignite, discharge or use "low-impact" fireworks on public lands within the City upon approval of the governing body of such lands and subject to any other ordinances in the City such as nuisance, or noise restrictions.
(4) 
Novelties. Under Public Act 256, MCLA § 28.453, the local unit of government has no authority to enact or enforce an ordinance, code, or regulation pertaining to, or in any manner regulating, the sale, storage, display for sale, transportation, use, or distribution of novelties.
(e) 
Possession of consumer or display fireworks by minor. A minor shall not possess consumer or display fireworks.
(f) 
Determination of violation; seizure. If a police officer determines that a violation of this section has occurred, the officer may seize the fireworks as evidence of the violation.
(g) 
Penalty.
(1) 
A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as hereafter set forth subject to punishment as provided in § 1-14 of this Code.
(2) 
Following final disposition of a finding of responsibility for violating this section, the City may dispose of or destroy any consumer fireworks retained as evidence in that prosecution.
(3) 
In addition to any other penalty, a person that is found responsible for a violation of this section shall be required to reimburse the City for the costs of storing, disposing of, or destroying fireworks that were confiscated for a violation of this section.
(h) 
Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion of this section is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent portion of this section, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section.
(i) 
Repealed. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent necessary to give this section full force and effect. The current Chapter 50 § 50-139 is repealed in its entirely.
(j) 
Effective date. This section shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation after final passage of the City Council.
[Code 1979, § 9.102(4)]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the City to discharge any firearm, air rifle, air pistol, pellet gun, or bow and arrow in the City, except when lawfully acting in the defense of person or property or the enforcement of law or at a duly established range, the operation of which has been approved by the City Council.
[Code 1979, § 9.107]
It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt within the corporate limits of the City, except that any farmer owning farm land within the City may hunt thereon with a shotgun loaded with bird shot only, or bow and arrow, and may while so hunting have as his guest not more than two other persons; provided, however, that no gun shall be fired or discharged or bow and arrow shot within 300 yards of any dwelling house located in the corporate limits of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 05-01, § 2, adopted May 16, 2005, repealed § 50-142 in its entirety. Formerly, said section pertained to manufacture, possession, sale of firecrackers, rockets, sparklers as enacted by Code 1979, § 9.102(33).
[Code 1979, § 9.102(32)]
It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to explode, break or set off any stench bomb or other device which produces an offensive or nauseating odor.
[Code 1979, § 9.102(31)]
It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to pollute any creek, stream, lake or watercourse by throwing, casting or depositing therein any waste materials, sewage or other noxious, poisonous or offensive substance.
[Amended 7-15-1996 by Ord. No. 96-07; 8-6-2007 by Ord. No. 07-01]
(a) 
No person shall obstruct, resist, hinder or oppose any member of the police force, or any police officer in the discharge of his or her duties as such.
(b) 
Anyone violating this section or any subsections, paragraphs, clauses and parts hereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court of competent jurisdiction.