Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 5 Enforcement

Sec. 4-2.501.

The fire chief who issues a permit pursuant to this Chapter shall have authority and primary responsibility to enforce the permit restrictions set forth in Article 4 of this Chapter. In the event that a permittee violates any provision of Article 4 of this Chapter, the fire chief who issued the permit shall promptly require immediate corrective action by the permittee so that the permittee comes into full compliance with the provisions of Article 4 of this Chapter. If, in the determination of the fire chief, a violation poses an imminent threat to the safety of persons or property or if there are repeated violations by a permittee, then the fire chief shall immediately revoke the permit and order the stand closed. The stand shall remain closed but the revocation shall not take effect for 5 days, during which time the permittee may seek review of the fire chief's decision by submitting a written request for review to the board of commissioners of the governing fire protection district. Upon an appeal, the fire chief shall submit a written statement to the governing body of the fire protection district describing the basis for the fire chief's decision to revoke the permit. Upon appeal, the governing body of the fire protection district shall provide the affected permittee with an opportunity to respond to the basis of the fire chief's decision to revoke the permit. The decision of the governing body of the fire protection district to uphold the revocation or grant the appeal shall be final. Any permittee whose permit has been revoked pursuant to this Section 4-2.501 shall be barred from receiving a permit pursuant to this Chapter for 5 years from the date of the revocation. (§ 3, Ord. 1261, eff. May 17, 2001, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1574, eff. July 3, 2025)

Sec. 4-2.502.

(a) Pursuant to the County Code Enforcement Ordinance, Title 1, Chapter 5, violations of this Code may be enforced by any County Code Enforcement Officer, the Chief Building Official, the County Health Officer, the Sheriff’s Office, or the fire chief of the fire protection district in which the violation takes place.

(b) Each dangerous firework possessed, ignited, exploded, discharged, used, or displayed, constitutes a separate violation of this Chapter, and each safe and sane firework sold in violation of this Chapter constitutes a separate violation of this Chapter. Each violation of this Chapter is subject to a separate fine for each device. Possession includes having direct or indirect custody and/or control of any dangerous firework prohibited under this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 1574, eff. July 3, 2025)

Sec. 4-2.503.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-2.01 of this Code or any other section of this Code, the violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter is an infraction subject to the procedures set forth in the County’s Code Enforcement Ordinance.

(b) Every violation of any provision of this chapter constituting an infraction is punishable by a $1,000 fine. Such fines may only be appealed through the administrative hearing process of the County’s Code Enforcement Ordinance, Sec. 1-5.09. (§ 3, Ord. 1261, eff. May 17, 2001, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1574, eff. July 3, 2025)

Sec. 4-2.504.

The enforcing official may seize, take, remove or cause to be removed, at the expense of the person committing a violation, all stock of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of this Chapter when such violation is determined by the enforcement official to create an imminent threat to the safety of persons or property. The person committing the violation shall be responsible for all costs associated with the disposal of the seized fireworks. (§ 3, Ord. 1261, eff. May 17, 2001, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1574, eff. July 3, 2025)