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(a) For purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) the terms "ammunition" and "shooting range facility" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in Section 4-151-010.
(2) A "firearms dealer premises" means the premises for which a person was issued a weapons dealer-firearms dealer license pursuant to Article VII of chapter 4-144.
(b) (1) No certificate of fitness or license issued under this chapter shall be required for the storage of ammunition at a licensed shooting range facility or firearms dealer premises.
(2) Ammunition stored by a firearms dealer or shooting range facility licensee at the licensed premises shall comply with rules and regulations promulgated by the fire commissioner.
(3) The fire commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the storage of ammunition at shooting range facilities and firearms dealers. At a minimum, the rules shall require that the storage of ammunition at the licensed premises of firearms dealer or shooting range facility shall be stored in a separate enclosed area that is secure and equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.
(c) Any person who violates a rule and regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall be fined not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $3,000.00. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed each day any person continues to violate any of the provisions hereof.
(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 10)
ARTICLE XIX. SALE OF DANGEROUS ARTICLES (15-4-990 et seq.)
Except those articles covered by this Code, it is prohibited to sell or offer for sale any article which is so highly combustible as to constitute a dangerous risk of fire and an immediate and serious hazard of injury to persons and property taking into consideration the use or uses for which the article is made and designed to service.
(Prior code § 90-97)
(a) Prohibition on sale and use. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away, offer to sell or give away, distribute, possess, ignite or otherwise use within the corporate limits of the City any aerial luminary, commonly known as a sky candle, flying lantern, wish lantern, Hawaii lantern or Konming lantern.
(b) Penalty for violation. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any requirement of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(c) Definitions. As used in this section, the term "aerial luminary" means any paper or combustible lantern, designed or intended to be made airborne, containing a small candle or other device for fuel that heats air from inside the lantern causing the lantern to rise into the air and to remain airborne until the candle or device extinguishes, at which time the lantern or its component parts descend.
(Added Coun. J. 12-12-12, p. 44059, § 1)