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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 22nd day of July, 2002, at 7 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to
consider an amendment to Section 19 -403 of the City Ordinances regarding the sale and use of
fireworks.
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Please contact the City Clerk at 763 -569 -3300 to make arrangements.
ORDINANCE NO. 2002 -09
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19 -403 OF THE CITY
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER REGARDING THE
SALE AND USE OF FIREWORKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 19 -403 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby
amended to read:
Section 19 -403. SALE AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED
Subdivision 1. Minnesota Statutes Section 624.21 1976 is hereby adopted by
reference and shall have the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein.
Subdivision 2. Fireworks Defined. The term "fireworks" means any substance or
a combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an
audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation, and includes blank
cartridges, toy cannons, and toy canes in which explosives are used, the type of balloons that
require fire underneath to propel them, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles,
daygo bombs, sparklers, other than those specified in Subdivision 2, or other fireworks of like
construction, and any other fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound, or
any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance and commonly used as fireworks.
The term "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy guns, in which paper caps containing
25/100 grains or less of explosive compound are used and toy pistol caps that contain less than
20/100 grains of explosive mixture. The term "fireworks" also does not include those items
defined as "consumer fireworks" in Subdivision 2.
Subdivision 3. Consumer Fireworks Defined. The term "consumer fireworks"
means wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other sparkling
items that are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams of less of chemical mixture per
tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple tunes, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices,
or trick noisemakers, which include party streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers,
and drop pops, each consisting of not more than twenty -five hundredths grains of explosive
mixture.
ORDINANCE NO. 2002 -09
ATTEST:
Subdivision 4. Sale and Use of Consumer Fireworks.
a. The use of consumer fireworks on public property is prohibited.
b. Consumer fireworks shall not be sold to persons younger than 18 years of age.
The age of a purchaser must be verified by photographic identification.
c. Consumer fireworks shall only be stored and sold in those areas or zones within
the City where commercial or industrial activities are authorized under the
applicable zoning laws of the City.
d. Consumer fireworks shall only be stored in and /or sold from buildings with
approved automatic sprinkler systems and smoke detectors.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days
following its legal publication.
Adopted this 22 day of July 2002.
City Clerk
Date of Publication: July 31, 2002
Effective Date: August 30, 2002
(Strikeout indicates matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)