HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 465 SALE & POSSESSION FIREWORKS - TYPED
ORDINANCE NO. 465
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE, USE AND POSSESSION OF "SAFE AND
SANE FIREWORKS" WITHIN THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO; PROHIBITING THE
SALE, USE AND POSSESSION OF "DANGEROUS FIREWORKS" WITHIN SAID CITY;
PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF THE SALE OF "SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS"
AND OF THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS; DEFINING "SAFE AND
SANE FIREWORKS" AND "DANGEROUS FIREWORKS"; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE; REPEALING ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING WHEN THE ORDINANCE SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO:
Section 1. FIREWORKS: "Fireworks" shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns
in which explosives are used, fire balloons (balloons of a type which have burning material of any kind attached thereto, or
which require fire underneath to propel them), firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, rockets, Roman candles, fountains, wheels,
Dago bombs, sparklers, and other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any combustible or explosive
substances for the purpose Of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, explosion or detonation.
Exempted from this part are all toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes and toy guns and similar devices such as party
poppers or party favors in which paper caps containing not more than twenty-five hundredths (.25) grain of explosive
compound per cap are used and such caps whether single, roll or tape type..
Section 2 DANGEROUS FIREWORKS: "Dangerous fireworks" includes any of the following:
(a)Firecrackers, cannon crackers, giant crackers, salutes, silver tube salutes, cherry bombs, mines, ground
bombardment, grass-hoppers and other explosive articles of similar nature;
(b) Blank cartridges;
(c)Skyrockets and rockets, including all similar devices employing any combustible or explosive material
and which rise in the air during discharge;
(d)Roman candles, including all devices which discharge balls of fire into the air;
(e)Chasers and whistles, including all devices which dart or travel about the surface of the ground during
discharge;
(f)Snakes and hats containing bichloride of mercury;
(g)Sparklers more than ten (10) inches in length or one quarter (1/4) inch in diameter or made with other
than iron wires;
(h)All articles for pyrotechnic display such as aerial shells, salutes, flash shells, sky battles, parachute
shells, mines, Dago bombs and similar devices;
(i)All torpedoes which explode by means of friction, or which contain arsenic, and all other similar
fireworks devices including cracker balls;
(j)Fire balloons or balloons of any type which have burning material or any kind attached thereto.
Section 3. SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS: "Safe and Sane Fireworks" includes any of the following:
(a)Cone foundations with pyrotechnic composition not exceeding fifty (50) grams each;
(b)Cylindrical fountains, whether base, spike or handle, with
pyrotechnic composition not exceeding seventy-five (75) grams
each and inside tube diameter not exceeding three-quarters (3/4) inch-,
(c)Sparklers and "dipped sticks" not more than ten (10) inches in length or one-quarter 04) inch in
diameter, made on steel or iron wire and Suzuki and Morning Glories with pyrotechnic composition
not exceeding four (4) grams each;
(4)Snakeswhichdonotcontainbichlorideofmercuryand
pyrotechniccompositionnotexceedingtwo(2)grams
each;
(e)Wheelswithpyrotechniccompositionnotexceedingsixty
(60)grainsforeachdriverunitoftwohundredand
forty(240)grainsforeachcompletewheel.Theinside
tubediameterofdriverunitshallnotexceedone-half
0-2)inch;
(5)Whistleswithoutreportandwhichdonotdartortravel
aboutthegroundduringdischargewithpyrotechnic
compositionnotexceedingsix(6)gramsandcontaining
nopicricorgallicacid.
Section4:Itshallbeunlawfulforanyperson,associationor
corporationtopossess,keep,store,orusewithin
theCityofRexburganydangerousfireworksunless
suchperson,associationorcorporationbethe
holderofavalid"FireworksPermitforPublic
Display."
Section5:Itshallbeunlawfulforanyperson,association,or
corporationtosell,store,orkeepforsale,any
"safeandsanefireworkswithintheCityofRexburg
unlesssuchperson,associationorcorporationbe
theholderofavalid"PermitforSaleofSafeand
SaneFireworks."
Section6:Anyperson,association,orcorporation,desiringto
sell"safeandsanefireworks"withintheCityshall
makeapplicationtotheCityClerkforsuchpermit.
EachapplicantshallpaytotheCityClerkafeeof
$10.00atthetimeofapplication.Permitsshallbe
grantedonlybytheCityCouncilafterinvestigation
andrecommendationbytheChiefoftheFire
Department.Nopermitshallbegrantedforsaleon
premisesorunderanyconditionswhichwouldviolate
anystatelaworanyordinanceofRexburg.Ifthe
applicationbedenied,the$10.00
permitfeeshallberefunded.Eachpermitshallbe
validforonlyonelocationdesignatedinthe
permit.Nopermitshallbetransferable,assignable,
orrenewable.Thepermitshallbevalidonlyforthe
yearofitsissue.
Section7:No"safeandsanefireworks"shallbesold,or
offeredforsaleexceptfromthe26thdayofJuneto
the26thdayofJuly,inclusive,ofanyyear.
Section8:Eachapplicantfora"permittosellsafeandsane
fireworks"shallshowthefollowinginformationon
his(orits)application:
(a)Nameandaddressofapplicant.
(b)Thenamesandaddressoftheofficersoftheapplicant,ifa
corporation.
(c)Thelocationoftheplaceofsaleof"safeandsane
fireworks."
(d)Theapplicantsstatesalestaxpermitnumber.
Section9:FireworksPermitforPublicDisplay.
Anyperson,associationorcorporationdesiringto
conductapublicdisplayforfireworkswithinthe
CityofRexburgmayapplyforapermittherefore,to
theCityClerk.TheCityCouncilshallhavethe
powertograntordenysuchapplicationafter
investigationandrecommendationbytheChiefof
PoliceandtheChiefoftheFireDepartment.Such
permit,ifgranted,shallauthorizethepermitteeto
purchase,transport,keepandusefireworksofall
kindsforthepurposeofthepublicdisplay,but
shallnotauthorizethepermitteetosell,
distributeorgiveawayanyfireworks,excepttothe
wholesalerordistributorfromwhichtheywere
obtained.Thepermitshallbevalidonlyforthe
publicdisplayforwhichapplied.Thereshallbeno
feechargedfor"FireworksPermitforPublic
Display",buttheCityCouncilmayimposea
reasonablechargenottoexceed$75.00foreach
permittodefrayexpenseofinvestigatingthe
applicant.
Section10:Anapplicantfora"FireworksPermitforPublic
Display"shallfurnishthefollowinginformationto
theCityClerk:
(a)Nameandaddressofapplicant.
(b)Namesandaddressofofficers,ifan
associationorcorporation.
(c)Theplaceandtimeofthepublicdisplay.
(d)Thenameandaddressofthewholesaleror
distributorfromwhomthefireworkswillbe
obtained.
Section11:Anypermitgrantedundertheordinancemaybe
revokedbyorderoftheChiefoftheFireDepartment
ortheChiefofthePoliceDepartmentforany
violationoflaworordinancecommittedorsuffered
tobecommitted,bythepermitteeinconnectionwith
fireworks.
Section12:Anyperson,associationorcorporationviolatingany
oftheprovisionsofthisordinanceshallbeguilty
ofamisdemeanor,anduponconvictionthereof,may
befinedinanyamountnotinexcessof$300.00.
Section13:Allordinancesandpartsofordinancesinconflict
herewithareherebyrepealed.
Section14:Thisordinanceshallbeinfullforceandeffect
fromandafteritspassage,approvalanddue
publicationasprovidedbylaw.
PASSEDBYTHECOUNCILANDAPPROVEDBYTHEMAYORthis17thdayof
May,1967.
MayorA.H.Brock
ATTEST:
CityClerk
STATEOFIDAHO)ss
CountyofMadison)
I,J.A.Smith,CityClerkoftheCityofRexburg,Idaho,dohereby
certify:Thattheaboveandforegoingisafull,trueandcorrectcopy
oftheordinanceentitled"ANORDINANCEREGULATINGTHESALE,USEAND
POSSESSIONOF"SAFEANDSANEFIREWORKS"WITHINTHECITYOFREXBURG,
IDAHO:PROHIBITINGTHESALE,USE,ANDPOSSESSIONOF"DANGEROUS
FIREWORKS"WITHINSAIDCITY:PROVIDINGFORTHELICENSINGOFTHESALE
OF"SAFEANDSANEFIREWORKS"ANDOFTHEPUBLICDISPLAYOFCERTAIN
FIREWORKS;DEFINING"SAFEANDSANEFIREWORKS"AND"DANGEROUS
FIREWORKS";PROVIDINGPENALTIESFORVIOLATIONOFTHEORDINANCE;
REPEALINGORDINANCESANDPARTSOFORDINANCESINCONFLICTHEREWITH:
PROVIDINGWHENTHEORDINANCESHALLBECOMEEFFECTIVEpassedbytheCity
CouncilandapprovedbytheMayorthis17thdayofMay,1967.
J.A.Smith
(Seal)