Fireworks
as used in this article means and includes any firecrackers, cannon crackers, skyrockets, torpedoes, roman candles, sparklers, squibs, fire balloons, star shells or any other substance in whatever combination by any designated name intended for use in obtaining visible or audible pyrotechnic display, and shall include all articles or substances within the commonly accepted meaning of fireworks whether herein specifically or specially designated and defined or not.
Person
means and includes any natural person, association of persons, partnerships, corporations, or agent or officer of a corporation, and shall include all warehousemen, common and private carriers, trustees, receivers, executors and administrators.
(1987 Code, ch. 5, sec. 6(A); Ordinance 062104A, sec. 2, adopted 6/21/04)
(a) 
Any person or persons who shall be found to be in violation of this article shall be fined an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code plus state court costs.
(b) 
Any parent or guardian of any minor child below the age of fourteen (14) who permits or allows such minor child to use, discharge, ignite, detonate, fire or otherwise set into action any fireworks in violation of this article shall be fined an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code plus state court costs.
(1987 Code, ch. 5, sec. 6(D); Ordinance 062104A, sec. 5, adopted 6/21/04; Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
(a) 
Prohibited in city limits.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, discharge, cause to be discharged, ignite, detonate, or otherwise set in action any type or types of fireworks, within the city limits, at any time of the day or night.
(b) 
Discharging fireworks that may enter city limits.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, cause to be discharged, ignite, detonate, or otherwise set in action any type or types of fireworks that may enter the city limits at any time of the day or night.
(1987 Code, ch. 5, sec. 6(B); Ordinance 062104A, sec. 3, adopted 6/21/04)
(a) 
This article shall not apply to signal flares and torpedoes of the type and kind commonly used for any railroad or for warning signals for alerting emergency status of stalled or stranded or otherwise inoperative motor vehicles on any public thoroughfare, nor shall this section apply to signal flares or rockets for military or police use.
(b) 
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the explosion and display of a commercial public fireworks display conducted under the direction and control of the city fire marshal or his delegates.
(1987 Code, ch. 5, sec. 6(C); Ordinance 062104A, sec. 4, adopted 6/21/04)