No person shall, within the corporate limits of the city, sell,
offer for sale, or possess with the intent to sell any fireworks.
(1966 Code, ch. 16.0, art. III, sec. 1; Ordinance 75-12 adopted 12/4/75; 1994 Code, sec. 93.50)
No person shall, within the corporate limits of the city, except
as hereinafter provided, fire or discharge any fireworks.
(1966 Code, ch. 16.0, art. III, sec. 2; Ordinance 75-12 adopted 12/4/75; 1994 Code, sec. 93.51)
(a)
Toy pistols, canes, guns, or similar toy devices in which paper caps containing 25/100 grains or less of explosive compounds are used and toy paper caps containing 25/100 grains or less of explosive compounds shall not be considered to be fireworks within the meaning of sections 6.03.001 and 6.03.002 of this article.
(b)
Sections 6.03.001 and 6.03.002 of this article shall not be deemed to prohibit the public display of fireworks handled or supervised by a competent adult person approved by the chief of the fire department and holding a permit to display fireworks issued under the applicable provisions of V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2154.
(c)
Section 6.03.001 of this article shall not be deemed to prohibit the sale or possession for sale within the city of any fireworks by a wholesaler selling or possessing the fireworks for sale to another wholesaler or to a retailer conducting his business entirely outside the city, or to a person holding a permit to display fireworks under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2154.
(1966 Code, ch. 16.0, art. III, sec. 3; Ordinance 75-12 adopted 12/4/75; 1994 Code, sec. 93.52; Ordinance
adopting 2016 Code)
