(A) Unlawful acts. It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer to sell, own, possess or discharge any firecracker, Roman candle, sky rocket, torpedo, bomb, blank cartridges or any other type or form of explosive commonly known as fireworks within the municipal limits unless the State Fire Marshal has declared that the item is not dangerous to persons or property.
(B) Exclusions. The term FIREWORKS shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps containing 25/100 grains or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for use, and toy pistols which contain less than 20/100 grains of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
(C) Public display. Nothing herein contained shall be held to apply to or prohibit any municipal or civic organization from sponsoring and conducting, in connection with any public celebration, an officially supervised and controlled fireworks display.
(Ord. 523, passed 4-14-1980) Penalty, see § 132.99
Cross-reference:
Sales of fireworks, permits required, see § 91.01