In this article, the term “fireworks” means any
contrivance made of paper, paste or other material and containing
explosives or materials combined in various proportions for the purpose,
when ignited or lighted by hand or otherwise, of making a noise, creating
an explosion or producing a pyrotechnic display.
(Ordinance 190-89, sec. I, adopted 7/11/87)
Any person violating any provision of this article within the
corporate limits of the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined an amount not exceeding $2,000.00.
Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense. Prosecution
or conviction under this provision shall never be a bar to any other
remedy or relief for violations of this article.
(Ordinance 190-89, sec. VI, adopted 7/11/87)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to purchase,
sell, possess, store, retain, transfer, use, transport, manufacture,
ignite, discharge, or in any manner aid, assist or abet in the discharging
or igniting of any fireworks within the corporate limits of the city.
(b)
The
city or any other governmental entity, with a permit from the city,
may hold a public fireworks display within the city. A condition of
the permit must be that the governmental entity will indemnify the
city from any loss that might occur as a result of the fireworks display
or the event which has the display as part of the program. This indemnification
would include attorney’s fee, costs of court, investigation
of the accident, settlement losses, judgment losses and all other
expenses such as employees’ time that result from the event
authorized by the permit and its supporting event.
(Ordinance 190-89, sec. II, adopted 7/11/87; Ordinance 253-96, sec. 1, adopted 10/1/96)
The possession of any fireworks within the corporate limits
of the city shall constitute prima facie evidence of an intention
to violate the provisions of this article and shall be deemed an offense.
(Ordinance 190-89, sec. III, adopted 7/11/87)
