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City of Truesdale, MO
Warren County
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A. 
A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight container if he or she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to remain on premises under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.
B. 
Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under Subsection (B) of this Section.
D. 
The offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight container is an ordinance violation.
A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places, deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles, wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another without the owner's consent.
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he or she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
1. 
Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake; or
2. 
On any public road or highway, river, stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his or her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.
A. 
A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he or she purposely:
1. 
Poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring, brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes; or
2. 
Diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, town or city for his/her, their or its use.
B. 
The offense of tampering with a water supply is an ordinance violation.
A. 
The term "fireworks", herein referred to, means all types of fireworks except sparklers.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any fireworks as described in this Section except as stated below:
[Ord. No. 814, 8-9-2017; Ord. No. 822, 1-24-2018; Ord. No. 949, 6-23-2021]
1. 
New Year's Eve at Midnight.
2. 
From July 2nd up to and including July 6th:
a. 
July 3rd and 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (regardless of the day of the week).
b. 
When July 2nd, July 5th and July 6th falls on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday fireworks can be legally discharge from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
c. 
When July 2nd, July 5th and July 6th falls on a Friday or Saturday fireworks can be legally discharge from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
C. 
It shall be lawful for a person, legal entity, company or business to sell fireworks within the City limits of Truesdale, provided they meet all Federal, State, County and City laws referencing licensing, days and hours of operation, and the collecting of the applicable taxes.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any fireworks of any kind from a motor vehicle or towards a motor vehicle.
E. 
Any individual that violates this Section 210.560 shall be subject to penalties of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 822, 1-24-2018]
A. 
Permit. Each permit for a temporary firework stand shall require a City of Truesdale Business License.
B. 
Application. An application for a temporary firework stand permit must be applied for each year by June 1. Applications are to be reviewed and approved by Board of Aldermen during the first meeting in June. It will be required to have a letter from the property owner approving the location of the stand.
C. 
Transfer Of Permits. All temporary firework stand permits approved and issued by the Board of Aldermen are personal to the applicant and are non-transferable. The sale of fireworks or operations of a facility for the sale of fireworks by someone other than the license holder shall void the permit and cause forfeiture of the permit and permit fee.
D. 
Permit Fee. Any person, firm, or corporation making application for a temporary fireworks stand permit shall accompany said application with a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) plus the normal fee for a business license. If the Board of Aldermen does not approve the application, the permit fee shall be returned to the applicant. If the application is approved, the total fee shall be retained by the City of Truesdale, and the fee collected shall go to the General Fund of the City.
E. 
A permit for a temporary fireworks stand shall be valid for sixty (60) days but sales are restricted to dates from June twentieth (20th) to July tenth (10th) and shall not exceed State Statutes.
F. 
Any person, firm or corporation making the application for a temporary fireworks stand shall provide a certificate of insurance showing general liability of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)/one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) and naming the City as an additional insured.
G. 
Inspection and approval from the Fire Department and the City's building inspector is required prior to opening the stand.
H. 
The stand must be located a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any other temporary or permanent building and a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from residential housing or units.
I. 
The stand is to be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from another firework stand.
J. 
A certificate or other evidence of acceptance by an organization of recognized standing or manufacturer verification that any tent fabric material has been treated with a flame-resistance material.
K. 
No alcoholic beverages should be consumed on the premises of the firework stand.
L. 
Requirement For Fire Extinguishers. Every firework stand shall have a minimum of two (2) ABC fire extinguishers of at least ten (10) pounds each which shall be kept in the firework stand. Every firework stand shall have one (1) fire extinguisher for every seventy-five (75) feet of display counter.
M. 
No Smoking Signs. "No Smoking" signs shall be placed every fifteen (15) feet along the exterior and interior of the fireworks stand.