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5.0 Fireworks – Discharge rules and regulations. <br />5.1 It is unlawful to use, fire, or discharge any fireworks along the route of and <br />during any parade or at any place of public assembly or in any commercial <br />use district. <br />5.2 It is unlawful at any time to throw or toss any fireworks at any person, <br />animal, vehicle or other thing or object. <br />5.3 Smoking and the discharge of fireworks shall be prohibited within one <br />hundred (100) feet of any building or stand in which fireworks are sold at <br />retail or stored after hours. <br />5.4 Fireworks may only be discharged in an area with a water source <br />connected to a hose or other acceptable means of putting out a fire. <br />5.5 The Fire Chief may ban fireworks or shorten the season of the fireworks <br />discharge if a drought is evident or any equitable need for safety arises. <br />5.6 Juveniles may not posses fireworks unless under the direct supervision of <br />a responsible adult. <br /> <br />6.0 Fireworks - Other <br />6.1 Materials which violate this ordinance or state statute and pose a <br />threat to public safety may be confiscated and destroyed. Costs <br />associated with disposal shall be assessed back to the property . <br /> <br /> <br />Violations of these fire rules are misdemeanor offenses requiring a court <br />appearance and punishable by fines up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail. <br /> <br />Adopted: Approved: __________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Revised: <br />