(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, hold for sale or offer for sale as distributor, jobber or retailer any fireworks without first obtaining a license from the State Fire Marshal for that calendar year. Licensees shall only sell fireworks that have been approved by the Fire Marshal. Permissible fireworks may be sold at retail only between 12:01 a.m. on June 24 and 11:59 p.m. on July 4 of each year and between 12:01 a.m. on December 29 and 11:59 p.m. on December 21 of each year.
(B) Permissible fireworks may be discharged between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from June 25 to July 3, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on July 4, and between 4:30 p.m. on December 31 and 12:30 a.m. on January 1. Permissible fireworks may not be discharged during any other time, except the City Council may approve, in advance of a special event, the discharge of permissible fireworks during such special event. When approving the discharge of fireworks for a special event, the City Council may impose any restrictions it deems advisable and in the public interest.
(C) It shall be unlawful to discharge fireworks of any kind in city-owned shelters or buildings.
(Prior Code, § 6-319) (Ord. 614, passed 9-7-1999; Ord. 769, passed 7-11-2017) Penalty, see § 93.99