For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply. Any other words and phrases not defined in this chapter shall be given their ordinary, commonly understood and accepted meanings.
CLASS C COMMON STATE APPROVED EXPLOSIVE: A firework that: a) is purchased at retail for use by a consumer; and b) is not a class C dangerous explosive.
CLASS C DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE: A. A class C explosive that is:
1. A firecracker, cannon cracker, ground salute, M-80, cherry bomb, or other similar explosive;
2. A skyrocket, missile type rocket, or single shot or reloadable aerial shell; or any similar rocket, including an aerial salute, a flash shell, a comet, a mine, or a cake containing more than five hundred grams (500 g) of pyrotechnic composition; or
3. A bottle rocket, roman candle, or rocket mounted on a wire or stick; or a device containing a bottle rocket, roman candle, or rocket mounted on a wire or stick.
B. But does not include exempt explosives.
DISPLAY FIREWORKS: Large firework devices that consist of explosive materials that are intended for use in outdoor aerial fireworks displays to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, including aerial shells, salutes, roman candles, flash shells, comets, mines, and other similar explosives.
EXEMPT EXPLOSIVE: Includes a model rocket, toy pistol cap, emergency signal flare, snake or glowworm, party popper, trick noisemaker, match, wire sparkler under twelve inches (12") in length, and such other similar device as may be expressly permitted by state and federal law.
FIREWORKS: A. Include class C explosives, as defined by section 53-7-202, Utah Code Annotated (1953, as amended).
B. Include class C dangerous explosives and class C common state approved explosives, as defined in this section and by section 53-7-202, Utah Code Annotated (1953, as amended).
C. But do not include exempt explosives, class A explosives, or class B explosives, as defined by section 53-7-202, Utah Code Annotated (1953, as amended).
PYROTECHNIC: Any composition or device manufactured or used to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation; but does not mean or include exempt explosives as herein defined.
TRICK NOISEMAKER: A. A tube or sphere containing pyrotechnic composition that produces a white or colored smoke as its primary effect when ignited; or
B. A device that produces a small report intended to surprise the user, including a: 1) "booby trap", which is a small tube with a string protruding from both ends that ignites the friction sensitive composition in the tube when the string is pulled; 2) "snapper", which is a small paper wrapped device containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on bits of sand that explodes producing a small report; 3) "trick match", which is a kitchen or book match coated with a small quantity of explosive or pyrotechnic composition that produces a small shower of sparks when ignited; 4) "cigarette load", which is a small wooden peg coated with a small quantity of explosive composition that produces a small report when ignited; and 5) "auto burglar alarm", which is a tube that contains pyrotechnic composition that produces a loud whistle and smoke when ignited, may contain a small quantity of explosive to produce a small explosive noise; and is ignited by a squib. (Ord. 2011-06, 6-15-2011)