It is unlawful for any person to possess, store, to offer for sale, expose to sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks, except as provided herein. The sale, possession and discharge of "safe and sane" fireworks for private display shall be permitted within the City, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, relating to the following: who may sell such fireworks; the limited dates and times when such fireworks may be sold and discharged; the manner, location, and any required permits for the sale, storage, possession, discharge and/or disposal of such fireworks; etc.
For purposes of this chapter, "safe and sane" shall include those fireworks bearing the seal of the State Fire Marshal and that are "safe and sane fireworks" within the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Section 12529, or any successor provision thereto, and/or any other relevant provisions of state law relevant thereto, including the California Code of Regulations, State Fire Marshal Regulations or Guidelines, etc.
Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by a jurisdiction, fair, association, amusement park, other organizations or for the use of fireworks by artisans in pursuit of their trade. Every such use or display shall be handled by a competent operator approved by the Fire Chief and shall be of such character and so located, discharged or fired so as, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, after proper investigation, not to be hazardous to property or endanger any person. (Ord. 3183, § 1, 2012: Ord. 2898 § 1, 1996).