For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined as hereafter stated:
CONSUMER FIREWORKS. Fireworks devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion that are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States consumer product safety commission under 16 CFR parts 1500 and 1507, and that are listed in APA standard 87-1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.5. CONSUMER FIREWORKS are often commonly known as, but not limited to, sky rockets, bottle rockets, missile-type rockets, helicopters, aerial spinners, roman candles, mine and shell devices, aerial shell kits, firecrackers, chasers, and certain multiple tube fireworks devices. CONSUMER FIREWORKS do not include low-impact fireworks.
DISPLAY FIREWORKS. Large fireworks devices that are explosive material intended for use in fireworks displays and designed to produce visual or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, as provided in 27 CFR 555.11, 49 CFR 172, and APA standard 87-1.
FIREWORK(S). Any composition or device, except for a starting pistol, a flare gun, or flare, designated for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. FIREWORKS consist of consumer fireworks, low-impact fireworks, articles pyrotechnic, display fireworks, and special effects.
LOW-IMPACT FIREWORKS. Ground and handheld sparkling devices as that phrase is defined under APA standard 87-1, 3.1, 3.1.1.1 to 3.1.1.8, and 3.5. Low impact fireworks are often commonly known as, but not limited to, sparklers, cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, flitter sparklers, certain toy smoke devices, certain wire sparklers/dipped sticks, and certain multiple tube firework devices.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY. Any of the following: New Year's Day (January 1); birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (third Monday in January); Washington's Birthday (third Monday in February); Memorial Day (last Monday in May); Independence Day (July 4); Labor Day (first Monday in September); Columbus Day (second Monday in October); Veteran's Day (November 11); Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November); and Christmas Day (December 25).
NOVELTIES or NOVELTY. That term as defined under APA standard 87-1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, and 3.2.5 and all of the following:
(1) Toy plastic or paper caps for toy pistol in sheets, strips, rolls, or individual caps containing not more that .25 of a grain of explosive content per cap, in packages labeled to indicate the maximum explosive content per cup.
(2) Toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, toy trick noisemakers, and toy guns in which toy caps as described in division (1) are used, that are constructed so that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, and that are not designed to break apart or be separated so as to form a missile by the explosion.
(3) Flitter sparklers in paper tubes not exceeding l/8th inch in diameter.
SPECIAL EFFECTS. Any item that produces a special effect, including fire pots, flames, strobes, gerbs etc.
(Ord. passed 1-15-2018)