A. 
Except as otherwise specifically allowed by this section, a person shall not, within the city:
1. 
Cast, throw, fire, detonate or otherwise explode; or
2. 
Cause to be cast, thrown, fired, detonated or otherwise exploded, any squib, rocket, cracker, firecracker, fireworks or other thing charged with gunpowder or other combustible substance of any kind. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to caps used in toy cap pistols, toy cap rifles and toy cap cannons, or to model rockets.
3. 
Consumer fireworks classified as 1.4G (formerly Class C) by the American Pyrotechnics Association may be used during the following dates and times:
a. 
From five p.m. on December 31st to twelve thirty a.m. on January 1st unless otherwise restricted by the city council by resolution.
b. 
From six p.m. to eleven forty-five p.m. on July 4th unless otherwise restricted by the city council via resolution.
c. 
Discharge of fireworks during the allowed times is prohibited in the following areas except as authorized herein:
i. 
City parks and/or any city owned property located in the city of Riverton without consent of the city council.
ii. 
School district property without written consent of the school board.
d. 
All persons discharging fireworks in or into the city of Riverton shall be responsible for the cleanup and removal of any and all trash or debris caused or left by said fireworks.
B. 
For the purpose of this subsection, "model rocket" has the definition ascribed to it in Section 1—3 of NFPA 1122, National Fire Code, 1989 Edition.
C. 
Public pyrotechnic displays of fireworks by a person or organization may, at the discretion of the city council, be authorized, subject to the person or organization attending a mandatory public hearing hosted by the city council and being issued a special permit for such display as required pursuant to the provisions of the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, Chapter 33, Sections 3301, 3302, 3308 and Chapter 4 Section 403 and NFPA 1123 or NFPA 1126.
(Prior code § 16-45; Ord. 99-010 § 1, 1999; Ord. 04-018 § 1, 2004; Ord. 09-009 § 1, 2009; Ord. 19-003 § 1, 2019)
It is unlawful for any person within the city to (1) sell, offer for sale or give away; or (2) have in his or her possession, custody or control, for the purpose of selling or giving away, any squib, firecracker, fire balloon or other explosive or combustible fireworks or any article for the making of pyrotechnic display, except in caps for toy cap pistols, toy cap rifles and toy cap cannons. For the purposes of this section, a person having possession, custody or control of more than five pounds total weight, including powder, containers and all other decorative and functional parts, of any squib, cracker, fireworks or similar explosive display device, combined or individually, is presumed to be in such possession, custody or control of same for the purpose of selling or giving away such matter in violation of this section. This presumption is rebuttable.
(Prior code § 16-46; Ord. 99-007 § 3, 1999)