[Ord. No. 288, 8/8/1994; as amended by Ord. No. 325, 11/12/2007]
1. General. It shall be a violation of this Part for any person to store,
or use or explode any fireworks, except as provided in the rules and
regulations issued by the fire official for the granting of permits
for supervised public displays of fireworks by the Borough, fair associations,
amusement parks and other organizations.
2. Bond for Display. The permittee shall furnish a bond in an amount
deemed adequate by the Borough Council but not less than $500, conditioned
for the payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person
or persons or to property by reason of the permitted display, and
arising from any acts of the permittee, the permittee's agents,
employees or subcontractors.
3. Disposal of Unfired Fireworks. Unfired fireworks and trash that remain
after the display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of in
a safe manner approved by any duly sworn law enforcement officer.
4. Seizure of Fireworks. Any duly sworn law enforcement officer shall
seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner,
all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for display, stored, or
held in violation of this Part.
[Ord. No. 288, 8/8/1994]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment,
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a
violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 288, 8/8/1994]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
FURNACE
Any enclosed device specifically designed for burning any
material for the production of heat.
GARBAGE
All putrescible animal and vegetable matter resulting from
the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
INCINERATOR
Any device specifically designed for the destruction by burning
of refuse, sewage sludge or any other combustible material.
OPEN FIRE
A fire in which any material is burned in the open or in
a receptacle other than a furnace or incinerator.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, department,
bureau, agency or other legal entity.
REFUSE
Garbage, rubbish and trade waste.
RUBBISH
Solids not considered to be highly flammable or explosive
including, but not limited to, rags, old clothes, leather, rubber,
carpets, wood, excelsior, paper, ashes, tree branches, tree leaves,
yard trimmings, furniture, tin cans, glass, crockery, masonry and
other similar materials.
SALVAGE OPERATION
Any business, trade or industry engaged in whole or in part
in salvaging or reclaiming any product or material including, but
not limited to, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums.
TRADE WASTE
All solid or liquid material or rubbish resulting from construction,
building operations or the prosecution of any business, trade or industry
including, but not limited to, plastic products, cartons, paint, grease,
oil and other petroleum products, chemicals, cinders and other forms
of solid or liquid waste materials; provided, that "trade waste" shall
not include any coal refuse associated with the mining or preparation
of coal.
[Ord. No. 288, 8/8/1994; as amended by Ord. No. 325, 11/12/2007]
The Fire Chief of Reliance Hose Company No. 1 or the Code Enforcement
Officer shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. No. 288, 8/8/1994]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600 plus costs, and in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.