[R.O. 1996 § 210.520; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of abandonment
of an airtight or semi-airtight container if he/she knowingly abandons,
discards, or permits to remain on premises under his/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.
D.
The offense of abandonment of an airtight
or semi-airtight container is an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1996 § 210.530; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A person commits the offense of littering
if he/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.
[R.O. 1996 § 210.540; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of unlawful
disposition of a dead animal if he/she knowingly places or causes
to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
[R.O. 1996 § 210.550; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of tampering
with a water supply if he/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.
[R.O. 1996 § 210.560; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A.
Permissible items of consumer fireworks
defined in this Section may be sold at wholesale or retail by holders
of a jobber's permit to non-licensed buyers from outside the State
of Missouri during a calendar year from the first day of January until
the 31st day of December. Permissible items of consumer fireworks
defined in this Section may be sold at retail by holders of a seasonal
retail permit during the selling periods of the 20th day of June through
the 10th day of July and the 20th day of December through the second
day of January.
B.
For purposes of this Section, "consumer
fireworks" shall be defined as explosive devices designed primarily
to produce visible or audible effects by combustion and includes aerial
devices and ground devices, all of which are classified as fireworks,
UNO336, within 49 CFR 172.
C.
Any such individual or business entity
must, in addition to all State licensing and permitting, receive a
City permit, to be issued by the City Clerk after review and approval
of the Board of Aldermen upon written application by said applicant.
The initial fee for such permit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
The permit is renewable upon request by the applicant on an annual
basis after review of the Board of Aldermen, with an annual renewal
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
D.
It is unlawful to attempt to sell or to
sell at retail any fireworks to children under the age of fourteen
(14) years except when such child is in the presence of a parent or
guardian.
E.
It is unlawful for any person under the
age of sixteen (16) to sell fireworks or work in a facility where
fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale unless supervised
by an adult.
F.
No fireworks shall be discharged within
the City of Gerald except from the 20th day of June to the tenth day
of July and the 31st day of December and the first day of January.
On Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays prior to
July 4, fireworks may be discharged from 8:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.
On Fridays, Saturdays, and on July 4, fireworks may be discharged
from 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. On December 31, fireworks may be discharged
from 8:00 A.M. to 11:59 P.M. On January 1, fireworks may be discharged
from 12:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
G.
The Board of Aldermen may allow a public
display of fireworks on public or private property within the City
of Gerald on any day if such display is open to the general public
and sponsored and conducted by a local public or private civic organization.
H.
No person shall ignite or discharge any
permissible articles of fireworks within or throw the same from a
motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or throw any ignited article
of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle, or at or near any person
or group of people.
I.
No person shall ignite or discharge fireworks
within three hundred (300) feet of any gasoline pump, gasoline filling
station, or any non-permanent structure where fireworks are stored,
sold or offered for sale.
J.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed
to prevent permittees from demonstrating or testing fireworks. Any
such demonstration or test shall require the notification and approval
of the local fire service or the State Fire Marshal.
K.
Any violation of this Section may be charged
in the Circuit Court and punished consistent with all applicable Gerald
City Codes.
[Ord. No. 885, 4-11-2019]
