[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen (now Town Council) of
the Town of North Branford 6-3-1942. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The discharge, firing or use of all firecrackers or any or all fireworks
and all pistols, cannons or other appliances containing blank cartridges or
caps is hereby prohibited in the Town of North Branford.
The Board of Selectmen, however, upon written application, may grant
permission for such display of fireworks, provided that, in its opinion, such
display shall be of such a character and so located as not to constitute a
hazard to surrounding property nor endanger any person or persons.
The sale of fireworks at retail and the storage or sale of fireworks
at wholesale is prohibited, except as herein provided.
No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the manufacture,
storage and transportation of pistols, firearms, ammunition and explosives
in compliance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the possession
or use of signaling devices necessary for the safe operation of railroads
or aircraft, or for air-raid warnings.
No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the use of
firearms used in hunting as permitted under the laws of the State of Connecticut.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor
and any person found guilty of such violation shall be fined not less than
ten dollars ($10.) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.) for each day's
violation of said chapter.
The First Selectman may remove or cause to be removed, at the owner's
expense, all stocks of fireworks or other combustibles exposed for sale or
held in stock in violation of this chapter.
