(a)
The
city hereby offers a reward of $250.00 to anyone who furnishes information
leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons found
guilty of arson committed within the corporate limits of the city.
This reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out of the general
fund of the city.
(b)
Placards
are to be prominently displayed in at least six public buildings in
the city. Placards will indicate that a reward is offered and the
amount of the reward. Placards must be at least eight inches by 12
inches.
(1997 Code, sec. 91.02)
(a)
Prohibited; definition.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell,
expose for sale, or cause to be sold, wholesale or retail, or use
or cause to be used, or explode or cause to be exploded, any type
or description of fireworks within the corporate limits of the city.
(2)
The term “fireworks,” as used in this section, shall
mean and include any combustible or explosive composition or any substance
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, or toy guns in which explosives are used, firecrackers,
torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, dago bombs, sparklers, or other
fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive
substance, except that the term “fireworks” shall not
include paper caps containing less than an average of twenty-five
hundredths of a grain of explosive content per cap, and toy pistols,
toy canes, toy guns or other devices for use of such caps, the sale
and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
(b)
Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this section, upon conviction of such violation, shall
be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall be fined as allowed
by law.
(Ordinance 060117-1, secs. 1, 2,
adopted 1/17/06)
Mobile service units, as defined by Senate Bill 612, Acts 1971,
62nd Legislature, Regular Session, are hereby prohibited from operating
within the city limits.
(1997 Code, sec. 111.06)
The Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1991 edition, is hereby adopted
by reference and made a part of this chapter as if set forth fully
herein.
(1997 Code, sec. 91.01)
