A.
A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight
container if he/she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to remain
on premises under his/her control, in a place accessible to children,
any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight
or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half
(1 1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square
inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch
or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without
rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges,
latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined
therein.
B.
Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
D.
The offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight container
is an ordinance violation.
A person commits the offense of littering if he/she places,
deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another
without the owner's consent.
A.
A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal
if he/she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal
of any dead animal:
[Ord. No. 12-2-16 § VIII(C), 12-19-2016]
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the City unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent
any load, contents, or litter from being blown or deposited upon any
street, alley, or other public place.
A.
A person
commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he/she purposely:
1.
Poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring,
brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes; or
2.
Diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow
any spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal
purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use
by any person or persons, corporation, town or city for his/her, their
or its use.
B.
The
offense of tampering with a water supply is an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2013 § 220.070]
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or non-commercial
handbill in or upon any vehicle; provided, however, that it shall
not be unlawful in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute
without charge to the receiver thereof, a commercial or non-commercial
handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept such
handbill.
[R.O. 2013 § 220.030; Ord. No.
KK394 §§ 1 — 4, 8-14-1989; Ord. No. KK510 §§ 1
— 4, 8-16-1993]
A.
Any local business or local not-for-profit organization wishing to
operate a fireworks stand shall be allowed to store, sell or offer
for sale fireworks of any type within the City limits of Lawson, Missouri.
Not-for-profit organizations shall obtain a permit issued through
the City Clerk's office at no cost. Businesses shall be required to
purchase a permit at a cost of fifty dollars ($50.00) annually. All
licenses shall be approved by the City Administrator or City Clerk
of the City of Lawson. All licenses shall be issued in accordance
with Sections 320.106 through 320.161, RSMo. (A copy of this Section
must be posted in plain sight for the general public to view.)
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place any fireworks,
including pyrotechnic devices, in such a manner that the explosion
of same will be likely to endanger or cause injury or damage to any
person or property; provided further, that is shall be unlawful for
the person to shoot or detonate fireworks of any nature within the
City limits except from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight on the second,
third, fourth and fifth days of July and from 11:30 P.M. on December
31, to 12:30 A.M. on January 1 each year. Provided further, notwithstanding
any ordinance or Fire Code provision to the contrary, it shall be
unlawful for any person to throw, use, explode, detonate or shoot,
within the City limits, bottle rockets, rockets of all types and size,
and any and all fireworks with an aerial trajectory having a cylinder
or cartridge holding a propellant charge, which cylinder or cartridge
is not intended to be completely consumed before landing.
[Ord. No. 01-1-16 § 1, 1-25-2016]
C.
Notwithstanding Subsection (B), above, the City, or a not-for-profit entity based within the City, may present a fireworks show in conjunction with a special event, with the fireworks detonated by a licensed or certified pyrotechnician subject to Board of Aldermen approval; provided, the entity presents proof of insurance and licensure of the pyrotechnician at least three (3) business days prior to the fireworks show.
[Ord. No. 6-4-15 § 2, 6-22-2015]
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to detonate any fireworks on
any municipally owned property without specific permission of the
Board of Aldermen.
