Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Safety›Article III — Offenses Against Health and Safety
Jackson Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Explosives
Jackson Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Jackson
Cite as: Jackson Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.20.010. Discharge—Permit required.¶
Any person who explodes or causes to be exploded any fireworks or dynamite upon the public streets, alleys, highways, or sidewalks of the city, or explodes or causes to be exploded any giant powder or other high explosive within the city limits, without a written permit authorized by the city council or police chief, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 9 §14, 1906; Ord. 342 §2, 1973)
§ 9.20.020. Storage restrictions.¶
Every person who stores, keeps, owns or has control of any powder, except fifty pounds of hunting powder, nitroglycerine, dynamite or other highly explosive substances within a quarter of a mile of Main Street is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 9 §17, 1906)
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