Permits for public fireworks displays and special uses

A. Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, give away, or use, fire, discharge or explode, or cause to be fired, discharged or exploded, any fireworks; provided, that the chief of police, which term shall include his authorized representative, shall have the power to grant permits for supervised public displays of fireworks, or for the use of fireworks in connection with bona fide observance of religious ceremonies, or for the use of fireworks by commercial farmers for the purpose of frightening crop-destroying birds. Every such permitted display or use of fireworks shall be under the direct control of a competent operator approved by the chief of police. B. Application for such permit shall be made in writing to the chief, who, after making an investigation and after being satisfied that the person applying therefor is competent to display or use fireworks, and that such display or use of fireworks will not be hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons, or disturb the peace because of the time and place of such display or use of such fireworks, the manner in which such fireworks shall be displayed or used, and the type and quantity thereof, and after he shall have made such other and further inquiry as in his opinion shall seem necessary, the chief may issue a permit for the display or use of fireworks. Such permit shall authorize the holder to display or use fireworks only of the type and quantity therein specified, and only at the place and at the time therein mentioned. The permit shall authorize the holder to purchase and possess the fireworks, which are displayed or used, between the date of the issuance of such permit and the time during which the display or use of said fireworks is authorized. After such privilege shall have been granted, sales, possession, use, gift and distribution of fireworks for such display or use shall be lawful for that purpose only; and all fireworks shall be sold, given away, used, fired, discharged or exploded under such permits only in strict accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. A duplicate of such permit shall be retained by any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation selling such fireworks to any authorized purchaser. No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable. (Prior code § 22-9.2)