[R.O. 2008 §220.040(A); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
A retail fireworks license must be obtained by any person engaging
in the retail sale of fireworks within the City of Ironton. The fee
for such license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year.
Out of the one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) fee, the sum of ten dollars
($10.00) shall be consigned to the Fire Chief for safety inspection
as provided herein.
[R.O. 2008 §220.040(B); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
The Fire Chief or his/her authorized agent shall inspect the
proposed premises, location, stand, etc., with particular attention
to the possibility of the igniting of adjacent buildings or properties
in the event of fire. The inspecting officer shall make his/her written
or oral report to the Board of Aldermen at the session thereof which
shall consider the application for license. For any subsequent investigation
for alleged violations, the Fire Chief shall receive the sum of ten
dollars ($10.00) which shall be paid from the initial one-hundred-dollar
($100.00) license fee.
[R.O. 2008 §220.040(C); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
The following shall be exempted from the necessity to obtain
a retail fireworks license: Any retail store which shall carry a fireworks
line as less than fifty percent (50%) of its stock and which shall
remain open throughout the year and not seasonally, and any persons
operating such retail store.
[R.O. 2008 §220.040(D); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
No fireworks shall be offered for retail sale within the City
limits at any time other than during fireworks season. Fireworks season
shall be the period beginning on the 20th day of June and continuing
through the 10th day of July of the same year and the period beginning
on the 20th day of December and continuing through the second day
of January of the next year, which shall be the only periods of time
that seasonal retailers may be permitted to sell consumer fireworks.
[R.O. 2008 §220.040(E); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
No person, persons, firm, association, partnership or other
corporation shall, willfully or promiscuously, fire or shoot off or
set off, use, burn, explode or fire off any firecrackers, fireworks,
torpedoes, bombs, rockets, pinwheels, fire balloons, Roman candles,
toy cannons, toy pistols, or any other fireworks of any kind whatsoever,
within the limits of the City of Ironton, except such shooting off
fireworks shall be allowed until 11:00 P.M. on July 3, and July 4;
providing, however, the provisions of this Section shall not prohibit
or prevent the Board of Aldermen from issuing a permit to any competent
person or persons authorizing them to fire, shoot off a display of
fireworks in the public parks or other public places of this City
for the benefit of the public. In all cases, any person or persons
who shall, in this City, discharge or set off any rockets or other
pyrotechnic exhibition, without a written permit from the Mayor specifying
the time and place when and where the same may be done, shall be deemed
guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2008 §220.040(F); Ord. No. 8-1 §36, 1-25-1955; Ord. No. 288 §§1
— 6, 6-29-1979; Ord. No. 292 §2, 6-29-1979]
Any person or corporation in violation of the provisions of this Section may be punished in accordance with Section 100.220. Any person making an illegal fireworks sale after having earlier that day been charged with such offense shall be deemed to have committed a second violation.
