6-4-1: DEFINITIONS:
Terms used in this Chapter 4 are defined as follows:
ACT: The Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act, 225 ILCS 227/1 et seq.
BATFE: The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Enforcement.
CONSUMER FIREWORKS DISPLAY (OR CONSUMER DISPLAY): The detonation, ignition or deflagration or consumer fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect.
CONSUMER FIREWORKS: Those fireworks that must comply with the construction, chemical composition and labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507 and classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the U.S. Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. Consumer fireworks do not include snake or glow work pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers known as "party poppers," "booby traps," "snappers," "trick matches" and "cigarette loads;" auto burglar alarms; sparklers; toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or less of explosive compound are used, provided they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion; and toy pistol paper or plastic caps that contain less than twenty hundredths grains of explosive mixture; the same and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
LEAD PYROTECHNIC OPERATOR: The individual with overall responsibility for the safety, setup, discharge and supervision of a pyrotechnic display.
PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY: The detonation, ignition or deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce the visual or audible effect of an exhibitional nature before the public, invitees or licensees, regardless of whether admission is charged. (Ord. 2020-21, 6-17-2020)