(A) No person or responsible party shall allow, permit, or otherwise consent to the display of consumer or display fireworks on the private property or an adjacent public way if such possession or display is in violation of this chapter.
(B) A person or responsible party with control of the private property shall be presumed to have consented to the display of fireworks on the property or adjacent way if law enforcement or fire officials observe and document the existence of the remnants of unlawful fireworks on the premises indicative of the use or display of such fireworks.
(C) (1) For purposes of this section, RESPONSIBLE PARTY includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The person(s) who owns, rents, leases, or otherwise has possession of the residence or other private property;
(b) The person(s) in immediate control of the residence or other private property; and
(c) The person(s) who organizes, supervises, sponsors, conducts, allows, controls, or controls access to the illegal discharge or illegal storage of fireworks.
(2) If the residence or other private property is rented or leased, the landlord or lessor is not covered by this section unless they fall within the category of persons described under division (C)(1)(b) or (c) of this definition. A landlord or lessor can only be held responsible under division (C)(1)(c) of this definition if he or she has knowledge that fireworks are being unlawfully discharged or stored on the property.
(D) Any person or responsible party who violates the restrictions in division (A) or (B) above will be guilty of a municipal infraction and subject to a civil penalty of $400 for each offense.
(Ord. 2332, passed 5-7-2018; Ord. 2398, passed 6-8-2021)