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<br />City of Centerville Ord. #69 <br />Effective 6/12/02 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br /> <br />ORDINANCE #69 <br />CONCERNING SALE, POSSESSION AND USE OF CONSUMER FIREWORKS <br /> <br />GoverniD2 Re2u)atioDs <br /> <br />Fireworks are regulated by Minnesota State Statute 624.2. In addition to these <br />regulations all display, sales, storage, and use of consumer fireworks shall comply with <br />this Fire Regulation. The City Council ofCenterville ordains: <br /> <br />a) Purpose. <br />Due to the inherent risks of fire and injury to persons and property associated with <br />the sale, possession and use of fireworks, the City Council has determined that it <br />is necessary and in the interest of public health, safety and welfare to establish <br />reasonable regulations concerning fireworks. <br /> <br />b) Definition. <br />For purposes of this section, "consumer fireworks" are defined as: <br /> <br />Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other <br />sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams or <br />less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple <br />tubes, snakes, and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers which <br />include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, <br />each consisting of not more than twenty-five hundredths grains of explosive <br />mixture. <br /> <br />c) Sale of Fireworks. <br />It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or <br />wholesale, or make any public display of any consumer fireworks in the City of <br />Centerville without a permit. The sale, use, and possession of all fireworks in <br />violation of Minn. Stat. Sect. 624.20 through 624.25 inclusive, which are adopted <br />herein by reference, is prohibited. <br /> <br />d) Permit application. <br />The application for the permit for the storage and sale of fireworks shall be made <br />to the Fire Marshal and shall include: <br /> <br />I) A criminal records check and determination by the Fire Marshal that the <br />location where the fireworks are to be stored or sold is not hazardous to <br />property or endangers any person and that the persons in charge of selling <br />or storing the fireworks are competent and trained to handle such <br />fireworks must be made prior to processing the application. <br /> <br />Page lof5 <br /> <br />/31 <br />