For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
DANGEROUS FIREWORKS: A. Includes any of the following:
1. Firecrackers, cannon crackers, giant crackers, salutes, silver tube salutes, cherry bombs, mines, ground bombardment, grasshoppers, ground blooms and other explosive articles of similar nature;
2. Blank cartridges;
3. Skyrockets and rockets, including all similar devices employing any combustible or explosive material and which rise in the air during discharge;
4. Roman candles, including all devices which discharge a ball of fire into the air;
5. Chasers and whistles, including all devices which dart or travel about the surface of the ground during discharge;
6. Snakes and hats containing bichloride of mercury;
7. Sparkles more than ten inches (10") in total length or one-fourth inch (1/4") in diameter;
8. All articles for pyrotechnic display, such as aerial shells, salutes, flash shells, sky battles, parachute shells, mines, daygo bombs and similar devices;
9. All torpedoes which explode by means of friction, or which contain arsenic, and all other similar fireworks devices, including cracker balls;
10. Fire balloons or balloons of any type, which have burning material of any kind attached thereto.
B. Dangerous fireworks does not include:
1. Parachute shells, including all ground to air projectiles that deploy a parachute and do not carry a flame, ember, spark or any pyrotechnic discharge. Vertical movement of the projectile shall be restricted to twenty feet (20');
2. Ground spinners, chasers, including all devices which dart or travel about the surface of the ground during discharge and which do not exceed twelve inches (12") of vertical movement at any time;
3. Model rocket motors, motor reloading kits, pyrotechnic modules, or components used in conformance with NFPA 1122, code for model rocketry, or other propulsion devices as classified by the U.S. department of transportation as rocket motors (UN0186), or cartridges, power device (UN0275).
FIRE CHIEF: An individual appointed by the mayor to act in the official capacity of fire chief or his designated representatives.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: A fire department organized under Idaho statutes for the purpose of fighting structural and other hostile fires.
FIREWORKS: As defined by Idaho Code title 39, chapter 26, any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation. Fireworks include items classified as common or special fireworks by the United States bureau of explosives or contained in the regulations of the United States department of transportation and designated as UN 0335 1.3G or UN 0336 1.4G. The term fireworks shall not include any automotive safety flares, toy guns, toy cannons, caps or other items designed for use with toy guns or toy cannons, party poppers, pop its or other devises which contain twenty-five hundredth (0.25) of a grain or less of explosive substance.
FIREWORKS STAND: A structure, either constructed on site or moved onto a premises for purposes of temporary sale of safe and sane fireworks.
PERSON: Includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, concern, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS: Those products listed by the Hailey fire department. Testing to determine those products shall be conducted using the following criteria:
A. The item must not leave the ground or move laterally beyond a ten foot (10') radius.
B. The pyrotechnic discharge from the item shall not extend beyond a twenty foot (20') radius both vertically and laterally.
C. The combined movement and pyrotechnic discharge of any device shall not extend beyond a twenty foot (20') radius vertically or laterally. (Ord. 756 § 3, 2000; Ord. 634 § 2, 1994)