[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Selbyville 6-6-2006.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall store, sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession
with intent to sell or to use, discharge or cause to be discharged, ignited,
fired or otherwise set in action within the town limits, any fireworks, as
defined under Title 16, Delaware Code § 6901.
No person under the age of 18 shall display, fire or discharge or display
in or on or into any street, highway, alley or public place in the Town, any
rifle, gun, pistol, revolver, cane, cannon or other appliance, whether projecting
or exploding any bullet, cartridge, blank cartridge, cap, as described in
Title 16, Delaware Code § 6902, including-those commonly referred
to as BB, pellet, air, or paintball, without adult supervision.
No person shall fire or discharge any rifle, gun, pistol, revolver, cane, cannon or other appliance as noted in § 89-3 above, within 100 yards of any residence, except that of the owner, nor shall any be discharged within 15 yards of any public road.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the use of fireworks used solely
and exclusively for the purpose of frightening birds from crops, and use of
such shall be governed by rules and regulations prescribed by the Delaware
Department of Agriculture.
A.
Any person violating any of the provisions hereof shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in a court of competent
jurisdiction shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 and shall
pay the costs of prosecution, including Town Attorney fees and Victim's
Compensation Fund assessment.
B.
For the purposes of this chapter, each day that a violation
continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
