Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation to possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell or use or explode any fireworks; provided that the state fire marshal and the city council shall have power, under reasonable rules and regulations adopted by it, to grant permits for supervised public displays of fireworks to be held therein by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks and other organizations or group of individuals. Every such display shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the state fire marshal or by the city council and shall be of such a character and so located, discharged or fired as in the opinion of the chief of the fire department or such other officer as may be designated by the council, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons. Application for permits shall be made pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of the City of Sidney. After such privilege shall have been granted, sales, possession, use, distribution of fireworks for such display shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable. (Ord. 584, 10-19-2020)