City of Easton, PA
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2023-11-13
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 296 Fireworks
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 17 Bonds
- Ch 23 Civil Service Board
- Ch 28 Code Board of Appeal
- Ch 34 Contracts and Agreements
- Ch 39 Council Rules and Regulations
- Ch 45 Departments
- Ch 50 Electronic Signatures
- Ch 52 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 54 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 56 Finance
- Ch 61 Fire Department
- Ch 73 Health, Board of
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Map, Official City Street
- Ch 98 Officers and Employees
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Pensions
- Ch 114 Personnel
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- Ch 123 Police Department
- Ch 131 Real Estate Registry
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- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 180 Alarms and Alarm Systems
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- Ch 189 Animals
- Ch 194 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 222 Buyer Notification
- Ch 245 Construction
- Ch 250 Construction Sites and Protection of Structures
- Ch 281 False Reports to Police
- Ch 285 Fees
- Ch 294 Fire Insurance Escrow Fund
- Ch 295 Fire Safety Inspection
- Ch 296 Fireworks
- § 296-1 Definitions.
- § 296-2 Prohibition of use of consumer fireworks.
- § 296-3 Confiscation.
- § 296-4 Copies of chapter.
- § 296-5 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 298 Floodplain Management
- Ch 307 Graffiti
- Ch 311 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 318 Historic Preservation
- Ch 324 Horse Stables; Rental and Carriage Horses
- Ch 337 Lead Exposure
- Ch 350 Markets, Public
- Ch 354 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Moving of Goods
- Ch 369 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 372 Newsracks
- Ch 376 Noise
- Ch 399 Parking Permits
- Ch 404 Parks
- Ch 410 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 415 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 422 Contractor Licenses
- Ch 427 Police Services Cost Recovery
- Ch 435 Property Maintenance and Housing Standards
- Ch 444 Public Health Standards
- Ch 456 Rental Property
- Ch 468 Scaffolding
- Ch 475 Sewers
- Ch 491 Smoking
- Ch 500 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 507 Stormwater Management
- Ch 515 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 520 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 526 Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Art
- Ch 531 Tax Abatements
- Ch 535 Taxation
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Towing
- Ch 554 Trees, Shade
- Ch 560 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 565 Vehicles, Seizure of
- Ch 572 Water
- Ch 580 Weapons
- Ch 595 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Easton 7-11-2018 by Ord. No. 5648; amended in its entirety 8-10-2022 by Ord. No. 5788. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The term includes any combustible or explosive composition
or any substance or combination of substances which is intended to
produce visible or audible effects by combustion, is suitable for
use by the public, complies with the construction, performance, composition
and labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer Products Safety
Commission in 16 CFR (relating to commercial practices) or any successor
regulation.
It is illegal for any person to use, including but not limited
to igniting or discharging consumer fireworks on the streets of the
City of Easton, the sidewalks of the City of Easton or any property
owned by the City of Easton, including, without limitation, all of
the City's parks and public buildings; or on any property within
150 feet of a building or vehicle; whether or not the building or
vehicle is owned by the user of the fireworks.
Local authorities will confiscate any unused fireworks to the
extent authorized by Pennsylvania law.
The staff of the City of Easton be and hereby are directed to
provide certified copies of this chapter to all magisterial district
judges within the City of Easton to provide judicial notice that no
permission has been granted by the City for any person to intentionally
ignite or discharge consumer fireworks on the City streets and sidewalks
or on any real estate owned by the City of Easton.
Violations and penalties for the illegal use of fireworks in
the City of Easton is $500 and repeat offenders, within three years
are considered third-degree misdemeanors and carry a fine up to $1,000.
