§ 90.04 UNLAWFUL DISCHARGING, FIRING, LAUNCHING, OR THROWING.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, fire, launch, or throw any fireworks or any object which explodes upon contact with another object:

      (1)   From or onto any motor vehicle;

      (2)   Onto any street, highway, or sidewalk;

      (3)   At or near any person;

      (4)   Into or upon any building;

      (5)   Into or at any group of persons; or

      (6)   Into or upon the premises of another person.

   (B)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      PERSON. Any natural person or any private or public firm, partnership, or corporation.

   (C)   It shall further be unlawful for any person to discharge, fire, launch, or throw any fireworks from, to, or on any property without the express permission of the owner of the property.

(Prior Code, § 90.04) (Ord. 1998-2.1, passed 2-9-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 90.05 WHEN PROHIBITION NOT APPLICABLE.

   The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:

   (A)   Any fireworks for purpose of public exhibition or displays purchased from a distributor licensed under the state law or the holder of a display license issued by the state’s Fire Marshal as provided by state law;

   (B)   Any public exhibition or display under the auspices of any governmental subdivision of the state; or

   (C)   Toy cap pistols or toy caps, each of which does not contain more than twenty-five hundredths of a gram of explosive material.

(Prior Code, § 90.05)

Statutory reference:

   Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1245

§ 90.06 PERMISSIBLE SALE AND USE; HOURS OF SALE; USE RESTRICTED.

   Permissible fireworks may be sold at retail, offered for sale at retail, discharged, exploded, or used within the city only from June 28 through and including July 4 of each year; provided, it shall be unlawful to discharge, explode, or use permissible fireworks on the dates before 8:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. except on July 4 when permissible fireworks may be lawfully sold, discharged, exploded, or used between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

(Prior Code, § 90.06) (Ord. 1999-9.1, passed 9-15-1999; Ord. 2008-1.3, passed 3-10-2008) Penalty, see § 10.99