The manufacture, distribution, sale, storage, possession, use, or discharge of any fireworks, as defined in 402 of this chapter, is expressly prohibited within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Tennessee, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-3016, except as provided for in 7-501 et seq (Ord. #619, 04/04/85).
Provided, however, that any retail fireworks business located outside the corporate limits of the City of Paris whose premises is subsequently brought into the corporate limits of the City of Paris by annexation may continue the retail sale of fireworks at the same business location under the following terms and conditions:
A. If the owner of the real property at the time of annexation subsequently sells the real property where the retail fireworks business is located, then retail fireworks sales at the annexed location shall be prohibited after such sale.
B. If the retail fireworks business owner operating at the annexed location sells, leases, or otherwise transfers the retail fireworks business to another then retail fireworks sales at the annexed location shall be prohibited after such event.
C. If the retail fireworks business at the annexed location is not operated for a continuous period of twelve (12) months at the annexed location then retail fireworks sales at the annexed location shall be prohibited in the future (Ord. #1061, 6/19/06).