It shall be unlawful for any person in the county to manufacture, sell, possess, store, or use any pyrotechnic device, except that any person residing in the county who is over the age of 16 years may purchase, possess, and use the following pyrotechnic devices:
(A) Snake and glow worms composed of pressed pellets of a pyrotechnic mixture that produce a large, snake-like ash when burning;
(B) Smoke devices consisting of a tube or sphere containing a pyrotechnic mixture that produces white or colored smoke;
(C) Trick noisemakers which produce a small report designed to surprise the user and which include:
(1) A party popper, which is a small plastic or paper item containing not in excess of 16 milligrams of explosive mixture. A string protruding from the device is pulled to ignite the device, expelling paper streamers and producing a small report;
(2) A string popper which is a small tube containing not in excess of 16 milligrams of explosive mixture with string protruding from both ends. The strings are pulled to ignite the friction-sensitive mixture, producing a small report; and
(3) A snapper or drop pop, which is a small, paper-wrapped item containing no more than 16 milligrams of explosive mixture coated on small bits of sand. When dropped, the device produces a small report.
(D) Wire sparklers consisting of wire or stick coated with nonexplosive pyrotechnic mixture that produces a shower of sparks upon ignition. These items must not exceed 100 grams of mixture per item; and
(E) Other sparkling devices which emit showers of sparks and sometimes a whistling or crackling effect when burning, do not detonate or explode, do not spin, are hand-held or ground based, cannot propel themselves through the air, and contain not more than 75 grams of chemical compound per tube, or not more than a total of 200 grams if multiple tubes are used.
(Ord. passed 6-6-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99