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§ 11-1 Sale prohibited — exception.
§ 11-2 Sellers to display sign.
§ 11-3 Sale from streets and other public property prohibited — manner in which fireworks must be sold.
§ 11-4 Discharge restricted as to time, type of firework and area — public displays.
§ 11-5 Unlawful to possess, sell or discharge certain fireworks.
§ 11-7 Fire Chief may prohibit fireworks — when.
State Law Reference — As to authority of cities of the fourth class to regulate, etc., fireworks, see RSMo., §§ 79.450. Also see RSMo., § 320.106 et seq.
Cross Reference — As to fire protection generally, see ch. 10 of this code.
Section 11-1 Sale prohibited — exception.
Section 11-2 Sellers to display sign.
Section 11-3 Sale from streets and other public property prohibited — manner in which fireworks must be sold.
Section 11-4 Discharge restricted as to time, type of firework and area — public displays.
Section 11-5 Unlawful to possess, sell or discharge certain fireworks.
Section 11-7 Fire Chief may prohibit fireworks — when.
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale within the corporate limits any consumer fireworks or any other types of fireworks allowed by Missouri law except from June 20 through July 10 of the same year, known as the "fireworks sale season," by a seasonal retailer or other person. There shall be no more than five (5) City fireworks sales permits to sell fireworks issued by the City, for each fireworks sale season. A City fireworks sales permit to sell or offer to sell fireworks allowed by Missouri law shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00), to be paid to the City by the person selling or offering to sell fireworks allowed by Missouri law before the time that any said fireworks are sold. The City fireworks sales permit cost shall include a fee for an inspection of the proposed place of sale of said fireworks by the State of Missouri Fire Marshal or his designee or the City Chief of the Fire Department or his designee, to determine that the proposed place of sale of said fireworks complies with Missouri law and this Chapter of the Centralia City Code and any other applicable City ordinances regarding sale of fireworks. The City fireworks sales permit cost further shall include the cost of a temporary electric setup and an electric deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the proposed place of sale of said fireworks. The City fireworks sales permit application shall require that a certificate of insurance endorsement be obtained by the person selling fireworks allowed by Missouri law to be sold, showing that the City is named as an additional insured with the person selling said fireworks allowed by Missouri law. The fireworks sales permit application for the person selling fireworks allowed by Missouri law further shall require that the person selling fireworks allowed by Missouri law shall obtain from the Missouri Department of Revenue a certification that no sales tax is due to the State of Missouri and/or the City of Centralia, Missouri. The fireworks sales permit application also shall require that all Boone County, Missouri, and State of Missouri requirements regarding sale of fireworks be met.
State Law Reference — See RSMo., §§ 320.111 and 320.121.
FIREWORKS MAY NOT BE SOLD TO A CHILD UNDER AGE FOURTEEN EXCEPT WHEN THE CHILD IS IN THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
SHOOTING OF BOTTLE ROCKETS, OTHER ROCKETS, AND SIMILAR KINDS OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED IN THE CITY OF CENTRALIA, MISSOURI. SHOOTING OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED IN BUSINESS DISTRICT, STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY OF CENTRALIA, MISSOURI.
SOME FIREWORKS THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR SALE WITHIN THE CITY OF CENTRALIA, MISSOURI, ARE NOT LEGAL TO DISCHARGE OR SHOOT WITHIN THE CITY OF CENTRALIA, MISSOURI.
SHOOTING OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED WITHIN SIX HUNDRED (600) FEET OF ANY CHURCH OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET OF WHERE FIREWORKS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE OR STORED.
WHERE PERMITTED, SHOOTING OF FIREWORKS (OTHER THAN ROCKETS) ALLOWED ONLY FROM JULY 1 TO JULY 4, BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND 10:00 P.M.
Every person who shall sell or display for sale any fireworks shall display in a conspicuous place a sign or signs, printed in bold letters not smaller than four (4) inches in height: "FIREWORKS — NO SMOKING."
Fireworks shall not be sold or advertised for sale from any street, alley, sidewalk or other public property within the corporate limits. Fireworks shall not be stored, kept or sold within fifty (50) feet of any gasoline pump, gasoline filling station, gasoline bulk station, or any building or area in which gasoline or volatile liquids are stored above the surface of the ground or sold in quantities in excess of one (1) gallon, provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to any building where cleaners, paints and oils are sold in the original containers to consumers. It is unlawful to permit the presence of lighted cigars, cigarettes, pipes or any other open flame within ten (10) feet of the place where fireworks are offered for sale. It is unlawful to expose fireworks to direct sunlight through glass to the merchandise displayed, except where the fireworks are in the original package. All fireworks which the public may examine shall be kept for sale in the original packages, except where an attendant is on duty at all times where fireworks are offered for sale. Fireworks shall be kept in showcases out of reach of the public when an attendant is not on duty. It is unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen (16) years to sell fireworks or work in a facility where fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale unless supervised by an adult. It is unlawful to attempt to sell or to sell at retail any fireworks to a child under the age of fourteen (14) years except when such child is in the presence of a parent or guardian.
State Law Reference — See RSMo., §§ 320.136, 320.146, and 320.151.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, shoot, set off or ignite any type of fireworks except between July 1 and July 4, and on those days no fireworks may be discharged, set off or ignited except from the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Any fireworks that propel into the air upon being discharged or ignited, any noncombustible projectile(s) or other object(s), provided, however, that such fireworks as Roman candles and fountains are not included within either of the foregoing prohibitions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, shoot, set off or ignite any type of fireworks in or on any public street, public sidewalk, public park, public grounds or within the business district, as defined below, of the City. The boundary lines of the business district shall be as follows: Beginning at a point one hundred (100) feet north of where the north line of Switzler Street intersects with Hickman Street; thence east on a line parallel with Switzler Street to the north-south alley between Collier Street and Jenkins Street; thence south along such alley and the southward prolongation thereof, to the point of intersection of the prolongation of such alley with the east-west alley between Railroad Street and Singleton Street; thence west along such alley to Collier Street; thence south along Collier Street to Sneed Street; thence west along Sneed Street to Rollins Street; thence south along Rollins Street to the east-west alley located between Sneed Street and Barnes Street; thence west along such alley, and the westward prolongation thereof, to the point of intersection of the prolongation of such alley with Hickman Street; thence north along Hickman Street to Singleton Street; thence west along Singleton Street to the north-south alley between Hickman Street and Barr Street; thence north along such alley and the northward prolongation thereof, to the point of intersection of the prolongation of such alley with the Kansas City Southern Railway railroad right-of-way; thence east along such railroad right-of-way to Hickman Street; thence north along Hickman Street to a point one hundred (100) feet north of the north line of Switzler Street, to the point of beginning.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, shoot, explode, set off or ignite any type of fireworks within six hundred (600) feet of any church or public school, or within one hundred (100) feet of where fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale. No person shall discharge, shoot, set off or ignite any fireworks within or throw the same from a motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or throw any ignited articles of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle, or at or near any person or group of persons.
The Board of Aldermen, by resolution, may issue a City permit for the possession, discharge and shooting of special fireworks in the City Recreation Park at a time and on a date specified in the resolution, if the same is a special fireworks display open to the public, and if the same is sponsored and conducted by a local organization that is approved by the Chief of the Fire Department to conduct such a display. The issuance of the permit shall be conditioned upon the local organization furnishing proof of financial responsibility by obtaining liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the City and naming the City as an additional insured party, to satisfy claims for damages to property or personal injuries arising out of any act or omission on the part of the local organization conducting the display. Every such special fireworks display shall be located, discharged, or fired so as in the opinion of the Fire Chief, after proper inspection, to not be hazardous to any person or property. A copy of the City permit issued for a special fireworks display shall be forwarded to the State Fire Marshal's Office. The boundary lines of the City Recreation Park are as follows: Beginning at a point 22.70 chains north of the half mile corner on the east side of section fifteen, the northeast corner of a tract conveyed to A. Kanatzar by deed recorded in Book 75 at page 467 of the deed records of the County, thence west 14.32 chains, thence north along the east lines of sixteen one-acre lots laid off by James S. Rollins east of G. B. Rollins Addition to the City of Centralia, to the right-of-way of the Norfolk & Western Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad), thence east along such right-of-way to the east line of such northeast quarter, thence south to the beginning.
The Board of Aldermen, by resolution or motion, may issue a City permit for the possession, discharge and shooting of special fireworks in a location within the corporate limits other than the City Recreation Park at a time and on a date specified in the resolution or motion with the conditions specified in this Subsection. The special fireworks display authorized by this Subsection shall be sponsored by a local nonprofit organization or a local governmental body that is approved by the Chief of the Fire Department to sponsor such display. If the local nonprofit organization or the local governmental body that is sponsoring the display intends to have the special fireworks display conducted by a person or entity outside the local nonprofit organization or local governmental body, then the outside person or entity also shall be required to be approved by the Fire Chief before being allowed to conduct the display. The issuance of the permit also shall be conditioned upon the local nonprofit organization or local governmental body furnishing proof of financial responsibility by obtaining liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the City and naming the local nonprofit organization or local governmental body, the City and any outside person or entity conducting the special fireworks display as insured parties to satisfy claims for damages to property or personal injuries arising out of any act or omission relating to the special fireworks display. The specific location of the special fireworks display shall be approved by the Fire Chief so as not to be hazardous to any person or property. The special fireworks display shall be set up for discharge or firing in a manner, in the opinion of the Fire Chief after proper inspection, that will not be hazardous to any person or property. The Board of Aldermen may make any further requirements or conditions for issuance of a permit that the Board desires.
State Law Reference — See RSMo., §§ 320.126 and 320.151.
Except as provided in Section 11-4(B), it is unlawful for any person to possess, sell or use within the corporate limits of the City any pyrotechnics commonly known as "fireworks" other than items now or hereafter classified as "consumer fireworks" by the United States Department of Transportation or those items that comply with the construction, chemical composition, labeling and other regulations relative to fireworks regulation promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and permitted for use by the general public under regulations. It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, store, and display or possess any fireworks that have not been approved and labeled as consumer fireworks by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Interstate Commerce Commission consumer fireworks label must be visible on the fireworks or smallest container in which they are sold. The label shall be on the fireworks, or package, or both, that is received by the general public from the seller.
Except as provided in Section 11-4(B), it is unlawful for any person to possess, use, discharge or ignite those fireworks classified by the United States Department of Transportation as ground salutes, commonly known as "cherry bombs," "M-80s," "M-100s", "M-1000s," and various other tubular salutes which exceed the limits set for consumer fireworks by the United States Department of Transportation for explosive composition.
State Law Reference — See RSMo., §§ 320.131 and 320.136.
Explosive devices classified as designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, including aerial devices and ground devices, all of which are classified as fireworks, UNO336, 1.4G by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation, as amended, and which were formerly classified as Class C common fireworks by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation.
Explosive devices designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation, including aerial devices and ground devices that meet the definition of consumer, proximate or display fireworks as set forth by 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 171 to end, United States Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations, and American Pyrotechnics Association 87-1 standards.
Explosive devices designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation, including devices containing more than two (2) grains (130 mg) of explosive composition intended for public display. These devices are classified as fireworks, UNO335, 1.3G by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation, as amended, and which were formerly classified as Class B display fireworks by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation.
State Law Reference — See RSMo., § 320.106.
The Chief of the Fire Department may prohibit for a specified period of time the discharge, shooting, setting off or ignition of fireworks within the corporate limits of the City if he deems such to be a fire hazard. The Fire Chief or the City Administrator shall cause a public notice of said prohibition to be published in one (1) newspaper of general circulation within the City and shall provide publicity about said prohibition to such other news operations as he may deem advisable. The prohibition on the discharge, shooting, setting off or ignition of fireworks shall be effective beginning with the date of publication of the notice in said newspaper within the City.
The Chief of the Fire Department further may prohibit any public display of special fireworks, even if a permit for such display has been issued by the City, if he deems such public display to constitute a fire hazard. The Fire Chief or the City Administrator shall deliver notice of such prohibition to the local organization which was to conduct the public display.
Cross Reference — See § 10-13(B) of this code.

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