7-501. Fireworks defined. "Fireworks"
shall mean and include any combustible or explosive composition,
or any substance or combination of substances, or article
prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible
effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation,
and shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons,
toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type
of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same,
firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, Daygo
bombs, sparklers, or other devices of like construction and
any devices containing any explosive substance, except that
the term "fireworks" shall not include auto flares,
paper caps containing not in excess of an average of twenty-five
hundredths of a grain of explosive content per cap, and toy
pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices for use of such
caps, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all
times.
7-502. Manufacture, sale and discharge
of fireworks. (1) The manufacture of fireworks is prohibited
within the city
(2) Except as hereinafter provided
it shall be unlawful for any person to store, to offer for
sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any
fireworks: provided that the chief of the fire department
shall have power to adopt reasonable rules andregulations
for the granting of permits for parks, and other organizations.
Every such display shall be handled by a competent operator
approved by the chiefs of the police and fire departments
of the municipality, and shall be of such a character, and
so located, discharged or firedas in the opinion of the chief
of the fire department, after proper inspection, shall not
be hazardous to property or persons.
(3) Application for permits shall be made
in writing at least fifteen days in advance of the date of the
display. After such privilege shall have been granted, sale,
possession, use and distribution of fireworks for such display
shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder
shall be transferable.