(A) It shall be unlawful to possess, discharge, set off, light, activate or ignite fireworks or to give any pyrotechnic display utilizing any type of firework in the city except by a person or firm duly licensed under the provisions of the State Explosives Act or by a person or firm deemed by the Fire Chief to possess the expertise and judgment sufficient to conduct the display in safety.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FIREWORKS. When used in this division (A) shall mean and include any explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect of a temporary exhibitional nature by explosion, combustion, deflagration or detonation, and shall include blank cartridges, toy cannons, in which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, bombs, or other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive compound or any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance, or containing combustible substances producing visual effects; provided, however, that the term FIREWORKS shall not include snake or glow worm pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers known as “party poppers,” “booby traps,” “snappers,” “trick matches,” “cigarette loads” and “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, providing 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 which contain less than twenty hundredths grains.
(2) The definition of fireworks set forth in division (A )(1), above, shall not apply to division (B) of this section.
(B) It shall be unlawful to sell fireworks or pyrotechnic displays in the city.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FIREWORKS. When used in division (B) of this section shall be defined the same as in the BOCA Building Code as adopted by the city.
(2) The definition of fireworks set forth in division (B)(1) above, shall not apply to division (A) of this section.
(1980 Code, § 30.101) (Ord. 8987, passed 7-28-2003)