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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 820 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, REGULATING FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE CANADA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 820 is hereby added to the Municipal Code of the City of Little Canada to read as follows: 820. FIREWORKS. 820.010. Sale of Fireworks. It is unlawful to sell fireworks or possess fireworks in the City of Little Canada in violation of Minnesota Statutes §§ 624.20 through 624.25, inclusive, which are adopted by reference. "Legal fireworlcs" as defined in this Ordinance may be manufactured, sold or stored within the City of Little Canada after a license for manufacture, sale or storage is obtained from the City. 820.020. Definition. For the purposes of this Ordinance, "legal fireworks" is defined as follows: Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item; other sparkling items which are non - explosive and non - aerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple tubes; and snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers, which include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting of not more than twenty -five hundredths grains of explosive mixture. 820.030. Sale or Storage of Legal Fireworks. No person shall manufacture, sell or store legal fireworks within the City of Little Canada without obtaining a license from the City as provided herein. 820.040. License Application. The application for the license for the manufacture, sale or storage of legal fireworks shall be made to the City at least 15 days prior to the manufacture, sale or storage. (A) Prior to processing the application, a criminal records check must be conducted. Neither the applicant nor any other person responsible for the license shall have 1