[R.O. 1988 § 14-38; Ord. No. 575 § 1; Ord. No. 1620 § 1; Ord. No. 2737 § 1, 6-4-1990; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
No person shall at any time sell, offer or expose for sale or give away any firecracker, potash or sulphur tablet or pellet, or any device for exploding any tablet or pellet, or any torpedo, aerial salute or aerial reporting shell, or any display bomb shell or any other article commonly known as "fireworks" within the corporate limits of the City of Rolla, MO, except on the thirtieth day of June and the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh days of July.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-39; Ord. No. 2311 § 1, 3-1-1982; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
Wholesale sale of fireworks is hereby permitted within the City limits of the City of Rolla, Missouri, herein. All such wholesale sales shall comply with the conditions and requirements contained herein.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-40; Ord. No. 2311 § 2, 3-1-1982; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
No wholesale sale shall be made by any seller who does not have a valid permit.
(a) 
A permit for the wholesale sale of fireworks shall be obtained from the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue.
(b) 
No permit shall be issued except upon proof offered by the applicant of complete compliance of all provisions of State statutes and City ordinances relating to safety requirements for the sale of fireworks.
(c) 
If, after inspection, the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue determines that the proposed conditions of sale constitute a fire hazard, no permit shall be issued.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-41; Ord. No. 2311 § 3, 3-1-1982; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
Any wholesale seller of fireworks making sales under this Article must provide the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue with proof that all sales made are wholesale sales. Such proof must be proffered on a monthly basis and non-compliance with this Section shall result in immediate revocation of permit to sell.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-42; Ord. No. 2311 § 4, 3-1-1982; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
Permits for the wholesale sale of fireworks provided for under this Article may be revoked by the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue upon its determination, after inspection that unsafe conditions exist.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-43; Ord. No. 2311 § 5, 3-1-1982; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013]
Upon a determination of unsafe conditions, or upon a violation of this Article, the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue may seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed at the cost of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for display or sale, stored or held in violation of this Article.
[R.O. 1988 § 14-44; Ord. No. 4104, 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 4217 § 1, 6-15-2015]
(a) 
Any individual or organization may discharge fireworks, as herein defined, without permit, on the first, second, third, and fifth days of July. No fireworks may be discharged on the first, second, third, and fifth days of July without the Fire Department's special permit between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. Any individual or organization may discharge fireworks as herein defined, without permit, on the fourth day of July. No fireworks may be discharged on the fourth day of July without the Fire Department's special permit between the hours of midnight and 8:00 A.M.
(b) 
No fireworks shall be discharged within one hundred (100) feet of any stand, booth, or other location where fireworks are being sold.
(c) 
Every person who shall sell fireworks in accordance with this Chapter shall post notice at their place of sale warning that no fireworks shall be discharged within one hundred (100) feet of such place of sale as per City ordinance and shall post notice that fireworks may be discharged within the City limits on July 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
(d) 
Indoor pyrotechnics displays are prohibited in establishments, which are licensed to serve alcohol within the City of Rolla. A special use permit would be required through the Missouri Division of Fire Safety and the City of Rolla Fire and Rescue for any other pyrotechnic displays in the City limits of Rolla.
(e) 
The uses of sky lanterns, also known as Kongming lanterns, are prohibited in the City of Rolla. They are constructed from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell composed of a waxy flammable material. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern, causing the lantern to rise into the air. The sky lantern is only airborne for as long as the flame stays alight, after which the lantern floats back to the ground.