La Palma Municipal Code Art. III Fireworks

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State Law reference— State Fireworks Law, Health and Safety Code § 12500 et seq.

(a) It shall be unlawful to sell, give away, purchase, possess, or discharge any fireworks within the City, except as set forth in section 16-53.

(b) The Fire Department or the Police Department shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored or held in violation of this Code.

(Code 1975, § 9-4; Ord. No. 93-03, § 1; Ord. No. 86-10, § 1; Ord. No. 88-04, § 1)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the City Council, in its discretion, may grant permits for public displays of fireworks under the supervision of the County Fire Chief. Applications for such permits shall be filed with the City Manager not less than 15 days before the public display, and shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of the items in the proposed public display. If the permit is granted, no items shall be displayed except as are contained in the statement and the Council may, in granting the permit, eliminate from the statement such items as it deems hazardous, and it shall be unlawful for the grantee of the permit to exhibit or display the eliminated items. The display shall be under the supervision of the County Fire Chief and such persons as he or she shall designate and authorize. The fee to the City for the permit for each display shall be in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.

(Code 1975, § 9-5; Ord. No. 86-10, § 1; Ord. 88-04, § 1)

The applicant for any public display shall obtain, before filing with the City, a license from the State Fire Marshal, as required in Division 11 of the State Health and Safety Code. The surety requirements therein provided are considered to be the minimum, and may be increased by the State Fire Marshal, County Fire Chief or City Council.

(Code 1975, § 9-6; Ord. No. 86-10, § 1; Ord. No. 88-04, § 1)