(a) No person under the age of eighteen years shall have in his or her possession a rocket, missile, rocket engine or other device propelled by the thrust from a combustible fuel jet, nor shall any person sell, barter, furnish or give to a person under the age of eighteen years such a rocket missile, rocket engine or other device propelled by the thrust from a combustible fuel jet within the City.
(b) No person shall set off, explode, ignite or otherwise set in motion or send into flight into the air a rocket, missile, rocket engine or other device propelled by the thrust from a combustible fuel jet within the City except that this provision shall not apply to the following:
(1) Activities conducted and supervised by a teacher in the course of educational instruction or research upon school property.
(2) When written authorization has been issued by the Chief of the Fire Division as provided for in subsection (c) hereof permitting such activities under suitable conditions which ensure the safety of persons and property.
(3) The possession, sale or use of fireworks as regulated and prohibited by Section 549.10.
(c) Any person, being at least eighteen years of age, desiring to conduct any of the activities otherwise prohibited by this section shall make written application to the Fire Chief setting forth the date, time and place of such proposed activity a description of the persons who are to be in charge of such activities. Upon receipt of such an application, the Fire Chief may grant written permission for conducting such activities, subject to such restrictions and conditions as he may reasonably deem necessary for the protection of lives, health, safety and property.
(d) The Fire Chief may, as a condition for granting permission for the conduct of activities otherwise prohibited by this section, require the applicant or other responsible person to file with the Director of Finance an indemnity bond payable to the City in such sums as may be determined by the Fire Chief but not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with surety satisfactory to the Director of Finance, conditioned for the payment of all final judgments that may be rendered against the applicant for damages caused to persons or property by the activities otherwise prohibited by this section.
(Ord. 70-43. Passed 9-21-70.)
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.