§ 38-155. Sale, possession or use of fireworks; permit for public display of fireworks.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, display, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks; provided, however, that a permit may be obtained from the chief of police for a supervised public display of fireworks to be handled by a competent operator, who shall be approved by the chief of police and the chief of the fire department. Any such display for which a permit is granted shall be of such a character and so located, discharged or fired as in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person.

(b)

Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the chief of police at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display. The application shall be made upon forms to be developed by the chief of police and approved by the city council. If a permit is granted, sale, possession, use and distribution of fireworks for the display so permitted shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted under this section shall be transferable.

(Code 1961, § 15-49; Code 1985, § 13-8(f), (g); Ord. No. 2405, § 1, 10-5-93; Ord. No. 2640, § 1, 8-27-96; Ord. No. 2772, § 2, 8-19-97)