Borough of Colwyn, PA FIREWORKS AND FIREARMS

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Colwyn 5-21-1928 by Ord. No. 141, approved 5-21-1928. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 67-1 Sale or possession of fireworks restricted.

It shall be unlawful and it is hereby prohibited for any person, persons, firm or corporation to store, sell, offer or expose for sale or have in possession with intent to sell or to use, discharge or cause to be discharged, ignited, fired or otherwise set in action within the limits of the Borough of Colwyn any fireworks, firecrackers, rockets, sparklers, torpedoes, Roman candles, fire balloons or other fireworks or substances of any combination whatsoever designed or intended for pyrotechnic display, except after having obtained a license as hereafter provided.

§ 67-2 Discharge of firearms prohibited.

It shall be unlawful and it is hereby prohibited for any person, persons, firm or corporation unnecessarily to discharge in or into any street, highway or public place in the Borough of Colwyn any rifle, gun, pistol, revolver, cane, cannon or other appliance, whether projecting or exploding any bullet, cartridge, blank cartridge, cap or otherwise, or any explosive substance or mixture of chlorates or nitrates.

§ 67-3 Fireworks display licenses.

Licenses for the public display of fireworks by properly qualified individuals or corporations, or by the Borough officials, under the direct supervision of experts in the handling of fireworks may be issued by the Police Committee of the Council and Mayor in such form as may be prescribed by such Committee upon furnishing such information as such Committee may require if, in the opinion of such Committee after proper inspection, such display shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons, provided that application for such licenses shall be made 15 days in advance of the date of display.

§ 67-4 Storage of fireworks for display.

Such fireworks or devices for pyrotechnic display may be stored within the limits of the Borough of Colwyn when the license for such storage has been issued by the Police Committee and Mayor of the Borough of Colwyn, provided that the building or premises in or upon which such storage is to be made has been properly inspected by the Police Committee and certified as a proper place for such storage, provided that no license shall be issued for such storage within 100 feet of a school, hospital, church or other public institution or any building used as a place of public assembly.

§ 67-5 Exceptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to articles of the kind and nature herein mentioned which shall be in the possession of railroads or transportation companies for the purpose of transportation, unless the same shall be held voluntarily by such railroad or companies as warehousemen, provided that none of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to signaling devices used by the railroad companies or to high explosives used for blasting or similar purpose.

§ 67-6 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 11-10-1988 by Ord. No. 447; 10-13-1983 by Ord. No. 426]

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.

§ 67-7 Seizure of unlawful items.

The Police Committee, with the approval of the Mayor, shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks or combustibles offered or exposed for sale, stored or held in violation of this chapter.

§ 67-8 Sale and possession of air guns prohibited.