Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to the shipping, sale, possession and use of fireworks for public display by holders of a permit for public display to be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the state fire marshal. Such items of fireworks that are to be used for public display only and which are otherwise prohibited for sale and use within the City of Cookeville shall include display shells designed to be fired from mortars and display set pieces of fireworks classified as D. O. T. Class B special fireworks and shall not include such items of commercial fireworks as cherry bombs, tubular salutes, repeating bombs, aerial bombs and torpedoes. Public displays shall be performed only under competent supervision, and after the persons or organizations making such displays shall have applied for and received a permit for such display issued by the state fire marshal. A condition for state issuance of a permit for public fireworks display is the approval of the chief official of the fire and of the police departments of the city. Such approval shall be granted if, in the opinion of those officials, the proposed display will be located and supervised in conformity with state law and will not be hazardous to life or property
(as added by Ord. #003-10-19, Dec. 2003)