[CC 2001 §210.620; CC 1985 §2.32]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, use, discharge or explode within the City any consumer fireworks or special fireworks as defined in Section 320.106, RSMo., except as provided in Subsection (B); provided however, that the term "fireworks" shall not include
toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps
are used containing not in excess of an average of twenty-five hundredths
(.25) of a grain of explosive compound per cap. The sale, possession
and use of such caps shall be permitted at all times.
B.
Exceptions. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit
the sale, possession or use of sparklers, colored flares, cylindrical
fountains with a handle, base or spike which do not emit balls or
a globe of fire, colored cone of fire, box fire and torches, wheels,
magic snakes, cone fountains and colored mines and shells not designated
to produce an audible effect; or the sale, possession and use of blank
cartridges for theatrical purposes, for signal purposes at athletic
contests or sporting events; or items for the use of police or military
organizations; or flares used by railroads or other public or private
transportation agencies for signaling purposes. In addition thereto,
nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit any resident wholesaler,
dealer or jobber from possessing fireworks for the purpose of selling
at wholesale, provided said fireworks are delivered or shipped directly
outside that portion of the City for which this Section is applicable;
nor shall this Section prohibit the sale, possession or use of fireworks
for pyrotechnic displays given by any organization, amusement park,
officials in charge of a public park or group of individuals, provided
that they have first obtained a permit from the City.
C.
Permits For Display. Permits for pyrotechnic displays shall
be issued by the Board of Aldermen, and all applications for such
display permits shall be filed with the City Clerk for the attention
of the Board of Aldermen not less than thirty (30) days prior to the
effective date of the permit. Before issuing said permit, the Board
of Aldermen shall investigate the application and upon a finding that
the public safety will not be endangered, shall direct the City Clerk
to issue a permit.
D.
Permits For The Sale Of Fireworks. Permits for the sale of the types of fireworks designated and described in Subsection (B) shall be issued by the City Clerk. Each selling outlet or location shall require a permit which shall be displayed at such location in a prominent place visible to the public. The charge for such permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) which shall be collected at the time of the issuance of the permit by the City Clerk and shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund.
E.
When Sale Permitted. No person, firm or corporation shall
sell, offer for sale or expose fireworks for sale to individuals at
retail before the twenty-fifth (25th) day of June or after Midnight
on the sixth (6th) day of July of any year.
F.
Interference With Inspection Or Testing. The City Clerk
and the duly authorized personnel of his/her office or any Policeman
of the City shall have the right to enter into and shall have full
access to all places, buildings and conveyances wherein fireworks
are produced, stored, transported or kept for sale, and shall have
full power of inspection and testing of all fireworks in the possession,
custody or under the control of any person. Any person who willfully
or intentionally interferes with the City Clerk or any of the duly
authorized personnel from the Clerk's office or with any Police Officer
of the City in the performance of any duty enjoined by this Section
shall be guilty of a violation of the terms and provisions of this
Section and, upon conviction of such offense, shall be punished as
hereinafter provided for.
G.
Penalty For Violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an
ordinance violation.
H.
Other Laws Applicable. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation from the
application of any other laws or ordinances of the City of Edmundson,
as the same may apply thereto.
[CC 2001 §210.630; Ord. No. 1126 §§1 — 3, 3-9-2000]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or use tobacco products
within any public building located in the City of Edmundson. For purposes
of this Chapter, "tobacco product" means any substance
containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes,
cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or use tobacco products
within any vehicle owned by the City of Edmundson.
C.
Any
person who violates this Section shall be fined in accordance with
the general sentencing provisions of the Code of the City of Edmundson.
[CC 2001 §210.640]
A.
All
so called "garage sales" or "yard sales" or other sales involving
the offering for sale of multiple items of personal property on property
zoned and occupied as a residence shall be subject to the following
rules and regulations:
1.
No one shall accept or take in for sale any goods from any commercial
business or enterprise on a consignment basis.
2.
The property owner may install one (1) sign advertising sale on the
residential lot on which such sale is to be held and one (1) sign
on a corner property providing permission is obtained from property
owner. Said signs shall not exceed two (2) feet by three (3) feet.
Such signs shall be erected not sooner than one (1) day prior to the
date of the sale, and shall be removed at the end of the last day
upon which sale is held. Both signs shall identify the name and address
of the property owner holding the sale.
3.
Not more than four (4) such sales per annum shall be held at the
premises if occupied by the same family or any member of such family.
4.
Any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be confined
to the period between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of any day and shall
not extend in excess of two (2) days within the same week, but not
necessarily consecutive days.
