It shall be unlawful and it is hereby prohibited
for any person or persons, firm or corporation to 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 limits of the Township of Carneys Point
any fireworks, firecrackers, rockets, sparklers, torpedoes, roman
candles, fire balloons or other fireworks or substances of any combination
whatsoever designed or intended for pyrotechnic display, except after
having obtained a permit as hereafter provided.
Any association or company desiring to hold
a public display of fireworks may apply to the Township Committee
for a permit to hold such display, provided that application is made
30 days prior to date of holding said display. The application for
a permit shall set forth the date and hour and place of holding such
display and the place of storing fireworks prior to display, also
the name of the person or persons holding the display and the name
of the person or persons in charge of igniting of fireworks. If the
Township Committee is satisfied that the holding of such display is
supervised by a competent and experienced person or persons and that
said display will not be a detriment to the community in which said
display is held, it may grant a permit for said display. The place
of storage of fireworks prior to the display shall be subject to the
approval of the Township Committee.
The Police Department is hereby authorized and
directed to confiscate all fireworks or explosives illegally stored
within the limits of the Township of Carneys Point.
[Amended 5-20-1985 by Ord. No. 393]
Any person or company convicted of the violation
of any provisions of this chapter shall be punished as provided in
Title 21 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.