[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Cottage
Grove 7-2-1984 as Secs. 10.09 and 10.25 of the 1984 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
State laws adopted. Section 167.10, Wis. Stats., regulating
the sale and use of fireworks, exclusive of any penalty imposed thereby, is
adopted by reference and made a part of this Code as if fully set forth herein.
B.
Fireworks permits. Fireworks, other than those prohibited
by the laws of the state, may be used and displayed in open fields, parks,
rivers, lakes and ponds by public authorities, fair associations, amusement
parks, civic groups and other organizations when a permit for such display
has been granted by the Fire Chief. The Chief shall not issue such a permit
unless, after investigation, he or she finds that the applicant will use the
fireworks in a public exhibition, that all reasonable precautions will be
exercised with regard to the protection of the lives and property of all persons
and that the display will be handled by a competent operator and conducted
in a suitable, safe place and manner.
