HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0067-1964AN O-U~'.JZ~CE TO D~FI3~ F~IO~K$ A~ '~0 REOUL~'~ ~U~ DAT~ AND
TI~( USE ~J{D TO PROVIDE Y~AL~I~ FOR THE VIOL~TIO~ OF
PROVISIONS OF TH~S ORDINANCE; DEOL~J~G ~N
Be It Enacted By The Council Of The City Of Xenai, Alaska:
The ter~ "fireworks" shall mean dud includ~ any combus-
tible or explosive composition, or any substance or any combLna-
tion of substances, or an article preI~red for the purpose of
produc~ a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion,
defla~ation or detonation, and shall Lnclude blank ca,ridges,
~oy pistols, toy cannons, Soy canes or toy sun~ in ~hich ex-
plosives are used, the type of balioon~ which require fire under-
neath to propel the same, £Lrecrackers, torpedoes, sk~ockets ~
Ron~n candles, Day$o bombs, sparklers, or other ft~ework~ of like_
construction and any fireworks ¢ontaint~ any explosive or flares
able compound, or any tablets or other device contaLnins any
explo~ive substance, except that the te~u fireworkn shall not
Luclu~e an~ ~o~ pistols, toy e~n~s, toy 6~ or other devices
in w~ch ~pe~ caps ~nufac~e~ ~ acco~ce with the United
States ~ers~te Oo~ce ~ission ~egulatio~ for pack~
of t~ paper cap~ are used ~here~, the sale and
all ti~s.
s~ll be ~itted at
2. The use of fireworks, settin6 off, li~htin~, dis-
char~in~, etc., with'~n the corporate limits of the City of Kenai
by an in. divtdual, or individuals, on any day
Fourth (~th) shall be 6uilty of a misdemeanor an~ upon convxc
tion thereof shall be_ punished by a f~ne not exceedLu6 one hun-
d~ea dol~s ($10O..O0_) or by imprisonment Lu the City ~ail not
exoeedin6 thirty (~0) days, or by both such f~ne and imprison-
ment; provided that the
to Blocks 11, 12 and 1~: Original Town~ite of ~enax ~oezow ~ne
bluff on the spit).
~. The Eenai Vol~teer Fire Department, Inc., with
the approval of the Council ~,f the City of Kenai, shall have
the po~er to adopt reasonable rules and re6ulations for the
~an~in~ of pernita for supervised public displays of firework~
by organizations and .e~,_',ups of individuals. Every such dis
play shall be handled'by a competent operator to be approved.
b2 the Police and the Fire O~ie£. Such displays shall be
such a character, and so located, discharged or fired as in
the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Department, after proper
2nspection, shall not be hazardous to property o~ endanger any
person o~ persons. Applications for pez~its shall ~e nmde in
wrttLu~ at leas$ £~-f~,een (l~) days Ln advance of the date of
the display. After such privilese and pern4t shall have been
s~3nted, possession, use and distribution of fL~eworks for such
display shall bo lawfu~o for that purpose only.
(a) ~he City of Kenai shall requL~e a bond ~eened
adequate from th_e_ per.tree Lu a sun not less than five hund~e~
dollars ({{~00,00) conditioned for the paynent of all damages
which may be caused either to a pe~son or persons or to property
by reason of the pernitted Aisplay, or ar~s~n~ from an~ acts
of the pez~niteo, his asents or employees.
Emersency ~ecXare~ 24th. day of June, l~.
Passed 2~th. day of June, l~.
JAHES G. D~, r~ayor
.S/ F~an,cee ~or~'Llsen _
Fl~]2~es ~ork~lseno City Clerk
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