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11-5A.7   Appeal Procedures.
   Any fire alarm system owner who is aggrieved by any action or determination taken by the Fire Marshal under this Section may, within ten business days of such owner’s receipt of written notice of any such action or determination, or such longer period of time as may be authorized in writing by the Fire Marshal, file an appeal, in writing, to the Fire Marshal and to the head of the BFD, as defined herein. After notice of a citation to such owner, the Head of the BFD, or his or her designee, shall, within ten days after such owner’s appeal, hold a hearing, after which he or she shall issue a decision in which he or she affirms, annuls or modifies the action taken by the Fire Marshal, giving his or her reasons in writing therefor. The Head of the BFD shall send his or her decision to the owner by first class mail within ten days after the hearing. The decision of the Head of the BFD shall be a final administrative decision. The owner shall have 30 days from the date of the owner’s receipt of such written decision to seek judicial review in the appropriate court.
(CBC 1985 11-5A.7; Ord. 1988 c. 5 § 2)
11-5A.8   Regulations and Enforcement.
   The Fire Marshal may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement this Section. The Fire Marshal is authorized to pursue such legal action as may be necessary to enforce this Section.
(CBC 1985 11-5A.8; Ord. 1988 c. 5 § 2)
11-5A.9   Deposit in the General Fund.
   All fines assessed herein shall be payable to the city for deposit in the General Fund.
(CBC 1985 11-5A.9; Ord. 1988 c. 5 § 2)
11-5A.10   Severability.
   The provisions of this Section shall be deemed to be severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
(CBC 1985 11-5A.10; Ord. 1988 c. 5 § 3)
11-5A.11   Effective Date.
   This Section shall take effect on January 1, 1989.
(CBC 1985 11-5A.11; Ord. 1988 c. 5 § 4)
11-5B   PROHIBITING THE SALE, POSSESSION AND USE OF FIREWORKS.
11-5B.1   Sale, Possession and Use of Fireworks Prohibited.
   No person shall sell, possess or use fireworks (including, but not limited to, firecrackers, cherry bombs, silver salutes, M-80’s, torpedoes, sky-rockets, Roman candles, sparklers, rockets, wheels, colored fires, fountains, mines, serpents or other fireworks of like construction) within the city; provided, however, that duly licensed wholesalers may sell fireworks to retailers for resale outside the city; and provided further, that persons having a permit issued under authority of M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 10A, may purchase fireworks and display them in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 148 and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Safety.
(CBC 1985 11-5B.1; Ord. 2001 c. 9)
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