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Timestamp: 2019-11-17 23:30:27
Document Index: 326684309

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 209', 'arts 1500']

McLean County, IL Fireworks
§ 209-2 Unlawful display of fireworks.
§ 209-3 Pyrotechnic displays.
§ 209-4 Consumer displays.
§ 209-5 Adoption of additional standards.
§ 209-6 Penalties.
Chapter 209 Fireworks
[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Board of McLean County 4-18-2006 (Ch. 37 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Those fireworks used for professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of Transportation under 49 CFR 172.101.
Those fireworks that must comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission, as set forth in 16 CFR Parts 1500 and 1507, and classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States Department of Transportation under 49 CFR 172.101. Consumer fireworks shall not include snake or glow worm pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers known as "party poppers," "booby traps," "snappers," "trick matches," "cigarette loads," and "auto burglar alarms"; sparklers; toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing 0.25 grain or less of explosive compound are used, provided they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion; and toy pistol paper or plastic caps that contain less than 0.25 grain of explosive mixture; the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times.
CONSUMER FIREWORKS DISPLAY or CONSUMER DISPLAY
The detonation, ignition, or deflagration of consumer fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect.
An adult individual who is responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the consumer fireworks display and who has completed the training required in 425 ILCS 35/2.2.
1.3G or special effects fireworks or as further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act (225 ILCS 227/1 et seq.).
LEAD PYROTECHNIC OPERATOR
An individual who is responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the pyrotechnic display and who is licensed pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act (225 ILCS 227/1 et seq.).
An individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, company, consortium, joint venture, or commercial entity.
The detonation, ignition, or deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce visual or audible effects of an exhibitional nature before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act (225 ILCS 227/1 et seq.).
It shall be unlawful for any person to display or allow to be displayed consumer fireworks and/or display fireworks in the unincorporated areas of McLean County without a permit.
Pyrotechnic displays of display fireworks in the unincorporated areas of McLean County shall be permitted upon compliance with the following conditions:
The application shall also be accompanied by a current and valid copy of the lead pyrotechnic operator's license.
After the permit has been granted, the possession, use and display of display fireworks shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable.
No permit shall be required for supervised displays of state or County fair associations.
Applicants shall pay fees as set forth in Chapter 205, Fees.
Provided that the application requirements have been met by the applicant, a pyrotechnic fireworks display permit shall be issued by the McLean County Clerk.
The application for a consumer display permit shall contain identifying information for the person sponsoring the display, the exact location of the display, the exact date and time of the display, and identifying information for the consumer operator handling the display, who shall have received training from a consumer fireworks training class approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
The application shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Illinois evidencing a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.
The application shall also be accompanied by a current and valid copy of written proof that the consumer operator handling the display has received training from a consumer fireworks training class approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Provided that the application requirements have been met by the applicant, a consumer fireworks display permit shall be issued by the McLean County Clerk.
The rules and regulations, as may from time to time be amended, for the administration of the Fireworks Use Act (425 ILCS 35/0.01 et seq.), by the State Fire Marshal, including, but not limited to, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 guidelines for outdoor displays, NFPA 1126 guidelines for proximate audience displays, audience proximity distances for consumer display fireworks, and the list of approved consumer fireworks, are adopted herein by reference.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.