(A) It shall be unlawful for persons to possess, store or transport within the city, any fireworks other than the permissible fireworks herein enumerated. The permissible fireworks consist of ICC Class C, “Common Fireworks” only, in the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, for the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles, and shall include the following:
(1) Roman candles, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 20 grams each in weight;
(2) Bottle type rockets, the pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 20 grams each in weight;
(3) Cylindrical fountains, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 75 grams each in weight and the inside diameter of which shall not exceed three fourths inch;
(4) Cone fountains, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 50 grams each in weight;
(5) Wheels, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 60 grams in weight for each driver unit, but there may be any number of drivers on any one wheel and the inside bore of driver tubes shall not be over one half inch;
(6) Illuminating torches and colored fire in any form, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 100 grams each in weight;
(7) Sparklers, the total pyrotechnic composition of which shall not exceed 100 grams each in weight;
(8) Firecrackers and salutes with casings, the external dimensions of which do not exceed one and one half inches in length and one fourth inch in diameter, and other items designed to produce an audible effect, the total pyrotechnic composition of which do not exceed two grams each in weight; and
(9) Items composed of a combination of two or more articles or devices of the above enumerated approved items.
(B) No component of any device listed in this section, which is designated to produce an audible effect, shall contain pyrotechnic composition in excess of two grains in weight excluding propelling or expelling charges.
(1985 Code, § 10-37) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see S.C. Code § 23-35-30