It shall be unlawful to sell, transport or use any fireworks within the city except as hereinafter provided.
It shall be lawful for any person to possess for sale within the city, sell or offer for sale at retail, or use within the city the permissible fireworks herein enumerated. Permissible fireworks shall include dangerous articles and more specifically shall include, and be limited to, the following, but specifically excluding sky rockets, Roman candles and dago bombs:
A. Helicopter type spinners, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed twenty grams (20 g) each in weight;
B. Cylindrical fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed twenty five grams (25 g) each in weight. The inside tube diameter shall not exceed three-fourths inch (3/4");
C. Cone fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed fifty grams (50 g) each in weight;
D. Wheels, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed sixty grams (60 g) in weight for each driver unit, but there may be any number of drivers on any one wheel. The inside bore of driver tubes shall not be over one-half inch (1/2");
E. Illuminating torches and colored fire in any form, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed one hundred grams (100 g) each in weight;
F. Sparklers and dipped sticks, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed one hundred grams (100 g) each in weight. Pyrotechnic composition containing any chlorate shall not exceed five grams (5 g);
G. Firecrackers with soft casings, the external dimensions of which do not exceed one and one-half inches (11/2") in length or one-fourth inch (1/4") in diameter, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed two (2) grains each in weight;
H. Whistles without report, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed forty grams (40 g) each in weight.
It shall be unlawful for any individual under the age of eighteen (18) to possess for sale, sell or offer for sale within the city, permissive fireworks herein enumerated.
It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler to sell, or offer for sale within the city, fireworks, except as herein defined. (Ord. 126, 4-25-1967)