(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) hereof, whoever violates any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of Sections 3743.60(I) or 3743.61(I) of the Revised Code, or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, a violation of Section 1519.02(e) or Section 1519.03(e) of this Chapter is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(c) Whoever violates Section 1519.06(a) of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed on a licensed exhibitor of fireworks under this division and unless the third sentence of this division applies, the person’s license as an exhibitor of fireworks or as an assistant exhibitor of fireworks shall be suspended, and the person is ineligible to apply for either type of license, for a period of five years. If the violation of Section 1519.06(a) of this Chapter results in serious physical harm to persons or serious physical harm to property, the person’s license as an exhibitor of fireworks or as an assistant exhibitor of fireworks shall be revoked, and that person is ineligible to apply for a license as or to be licensed as an exhibitor of fireworks or as an assistant exhibitor of fireworks in this State.
(Ord. 29-2009. Passed 6-9-09.)
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