(A) Any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in division (B) below, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(B) (1) The possession, offering for sale, exposing for sale, or selling at retail of fireworks in violation of this chapter is:
(a) A petty offense if involving an amount up to one pound of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging;
(b) A Class B misdemeanor if involving an amount greater than one pound but up to three pounds of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging; or
(c) A Class A misdemeanor if involving an amount greater than three pounds of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging.
(2) For a violation to be charged as a Class A misdemeanor, it must be filed as a state violation (425 ILCS 35/1).
(Prior Code, § 5-2-10) (Ord. 99-1110, passed 11-16-1999)