For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FIREWORKS. Any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, and shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy
canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type of unmanned balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, Daygo bombs, sparklers, or other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive of flammable compound, or any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance, except that the term FIREWORKS shall not include model rockets and model rocket engines, designed, sold and used for the purpose of propelling recoverable aero models and shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper and/or plastic caps containing not in excess of an average of twenty-five hundredths of a grain of explosive content per cap manufactured in accordance with the
use of which shall be permitted at all times. Each package containing toy paper and/or plastic caps offered for retail sale shall be labeled to indicate the maximum explosive content per cap. Although the term FIREWORKS includes in definition skyrockets/bottle rockets, it is the intent of this subchapter that those two items; and any other FIREWORKS that operate in the same or similar manner are hereby specifically prohibited from being discharged in the city limits.
(Ord. 139, passed 9-12-83; Am. Ord. 209, passed 9-14-92)