As used in this Article, the following word shall have the meanings set out herein:
FIREWORKS
Includes any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation and includes blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, Dago bombs, sparklers or other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive or flammable compound, or any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance. The term "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps containing twenty-five hundredths (.25) grains 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 use, and toy pistol paper caps which contain less than twenty-five hundredths (.25) grains of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
[Ord. No. 314 §1(610.040), 6-4-1996; Ord. No. 2007-03 §1, 3-13-2007]
A. 
Fireworks may be discharged in the City of Northmoor, Missouri, from June twenty-eighth (28th) through and including, July fourth (4th), 10:00 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. and extended until 11:00 P.M. on July third (3rd) and July fourth (4th) with the following restrictions:
1. 
No aerial projectiles or "bottle rocket" appearance fireworks may be discharged anywhere in the City limits of Northmoor, Missouri, at any time.
2. 
No person shall ignite or discharge any permissible article of fireworks within or throw the same from a motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or throw any ignited article of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle or at or near any person or group of people in such a manner as to threaten or to injure another.
3. 
No person shall discharge fireworks except resident of Northmoor and "invited" guests on the individual's own property.
4. 
Weather conditions, such as extreme dryness, shall be cause for the ban on discharging all fireworks in the City of Northmoor, Missouri.
5. 
Anyone violating the restrictions of the section will be cause to have the fireworks in his/her possession confiscated by an officer of the law.