[A.O.]
It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors of Solebury Township
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public through
limiting the use of fireworks. Fireworks by nature contain explosives
which when misused can damage property and endanger human life. This
part prohibits the use of display fireworks by the general public
but allows for public displays of display fireworks by professional
competent pyrotechnicians in a safe manner.
[A.O.]
CONSUMER FIREWORKS
Any combustible or explosive composition or any substance
or combination of substances, intended to produce visible and/or audible
effects by combustion and which is suitable for use by the public
that complies with the construction, performance, composition and
labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer Products Safety
Commission in 16 CFR, as amended, or any successor regulation and
which complies with the provisions for "consumer fireworks" as defined
in the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Standard 87-1, as amended,
or any successor standard. The term does not include devices such
as "ground and hand-held sparkling devices" and "toy caps" in APA
Standard 87-1, as amended.
[A.O.]
In the event of any violation of this part or of the terms,
conditions or limitations noted on a permit for the display of fireworks,
or in the event of any unsafe condition occurring before or during
the course of a fireworks display, or in the event of any unsafe condition
occurring as a result of any use of consumer, display or other fireworks
within the Township, the Pennsylvania State Police, Solebury Township
Police, Fire Chief of the fire company responsible for fire protection
at the place of the event or the appropriate Township designee, or
any other authorized Township representative may, before or during
the unsafe and/or violating occurrence, order such fireworks use or
display to be stopped in the interest of public safety.
[A.O.]
Any person, individual, partnership, copartnership, association
or corporation violating the provisions of this part, upon conviction
thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in
the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90
days. Each day that a violation of this part continues or each section
of this part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute
a separate offense.