(A) Any person (which shall include corporations, partnerships, associations, and any other entity) violating any provision of § 130.02 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the maximum allowed by State of Texas law.
(B) (1) Any person, corporation, or other entity that violates any provision of § 130.03 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine as set by state law for each separate incident or violation.
(2) A police officer of the Town of Lakeside may seize illegal fireworks as defined in § 130.03, and same shall be kept in the custody of the Town of Lakeside. The owner of the seized fireworks may file an action contesting the seizure in a District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, and give written notice of the contest to the Town of Lakeside no later than 30 days from the date of seizure. If the contest and notice is filed, the Town of Lakeside shall keep and maintain the fireworks subject to further orders of the Court. If the contestant is unsuccessful, it shall be obligated to pay to the Town of Lakeside all storage fees and attorney fees incurred by the Town of Lakeside in connection with the contest.
(3) If no contest and notice is filed and given as provided herein, the Town of Lakeside shall destroy the fireworks in a safe manner.
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of § 130.04 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon final conviction thereof, fined in an amount not to exceed the maximum allowed by State of Texas law.
(D) Any person violating § 130.05, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount set by state law.
(E) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provisions of §§ 130.20 through 130.23, irrespective of whether or not the verbiage contains the specific language that the violation or failure to comply is unlawful and is an offense. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of §§ 130.20 through 130.23 or any of the provisions of a permit issued pursuant hereto, or who shall fail to comply with the terms hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in the sum not to exceed the maximum allowed by State of Texas law, and the violation of each separate provision thereof shall be considered a separate offense. Each day’s continuance of a failure to comply therewith shall constitute a separate and distinct offense for each of those days.
(Ord. 15, passed 2-3-1960; Ord. 107, passed 8-7-1984; Ord. 161, passed 10-13-1993; Ord. 164, passed 12-9-1993; Ord. 194, passed 6-11-1998; Ord. 267, passed 4-14-2005; Ord. 286, passed 3-13-2008; Ord. 321, passed 3-10-2011; Ord. 367, passed 2-13-2014; Ord. 395, passed 4-13-2017)