For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
City.
The City of Jacksboro, Texas, with administrative offices at 112 West Belknap Street, Jacksboro, Texas 76458.
Fireworks.
Any combustible or explosive composition, or any substances 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 shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, or toy guns in which any such explosives are used, the type of unmanned balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, lady fingers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, day-glo bombs, sparklers, or other devices containing any such explosive substance. The term "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper plastic caps manufactured in accordance with the United States Department of Transportation regulations for packing and shipping of toy paper or plastic caps are used and such toy paper or plastic caps are manufactured as provided therein except that no toy paper or plastic cap shall contain more than twenty-five hundredths of a grain of explosive composition per cap. Each package containing toy paper or plastic [caps] offered for retail sale shall be labeled to indicate the maximum explosive content per cap. The sale and use of these toy paper or plastic caps shall be permitted at all times. Nothing in this definition shall be construed as applying to the manufacture, storage, sale, or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation, nor applying to the military or naval forces of the United States or of this state, or to peace officers. Nothing in this definition shall be construed as forbidding the sale and use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, theatrical or athletic events.
Person.
Any individual, firm, organization, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation.
Sell or display.
The selling, offering to sell, exhibiting, or possessing with intent to give away, sell, or offer to sell within the city or within 1,000 feet of the city limits.
Use.
Purchasing, possessing, setting off or otherwise causing the [to] explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo, rocket, or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material, or to discharge them or throw them from land, air, or highway into any area of the city. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture, or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints. This provision shall also mean and include casting, throwing, lighting, or firing any squib, rocket, cracker, torpedo, cap or cartridge, or other fireworks or combustible firecrackers of any kind.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(A))
(a) 
No person, firm or corporation shall store fireworks within the city limits, or within 1,000 feet of the city limits, except if necessary for the performance of a public exhibition to be held pursuant to a permit issued as hereinafter provided or by special provisions so directed by the city manager at activities approved by and under the supervision of the fire chief.
(b) 
Storage of fireworks for a public exhibition shall be in a safe place, securely locked or guarded so that no child or unauthorized person shall have access thereto, and shall be protected from fire hazards. The fire chief of the city shall inspect the storage to determine whether it complies with the terms of this section.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(B))
No person, firm or corporation shall sell fireworks within the city limits or within 1,000 feet of the city limits.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(C))
No person, firm or corporation shall discharge or use fireworks within the city limits, except at a public exhibition held pursuant to a permit issued as provided hereinafter.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(D))
A permit for a public display of fireworks shall be issued by the city manager, after examination of the proposal by the fire chief. No such permit shall be issued if it appears from the information available to the fire chief and to the city manager that there are substantial dangers to people or property due to the location, the type of fireworks proposed or the proposed procedures to be used.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(E))
Any violation of this article is hereby declared to be a nuisance. In addition to any other relief provided by this article, the city attorney may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to prohibit the continuation of any violation of this article. The application for relief may include seeking a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction and permanent injunctions.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(F))
Notwithstanding anything stated in this article to the contrary, any person possessing, setting off or otherwise causing the explosion or discharge of firecrackers for agricultural purposes is hereby exempted from this article, if the explosion or discharge is under the following conditions:
(1) 
The explosion or discharge is solely for agricultural purposes;
(2) 
The explosion or discharge is on property having an agricultural exemption for ad valorem taxes granted by the Jack County Appraisal District at the time of the explosion or discharge;
(3) 
The amount of property on which the explosion or discharge occurs is no less than 13 acres.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(G))
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the city, or any other court of proper jurisdiction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of $500.00 for each offense, except, however, where a different penalty has been established by state law for such offense the penalty shall be that fixed by state law, and for any offense which is a violation of any provision of law that governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, the penalty shall be a fine not to exceed the sum of $4,000.00 for each offense; and each and every day said violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 5-4-02 adopted 5/14/2002; 1997 Code, sec. 130.03(I); Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)