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It is unlawful to commit any of the following acts within the city:

A. For any person with intent to deceive to falsely represent himself to be an employee or member of, or connected with, the Aberdeen fire department.

B. For any person to go or remain within any building in which there is a fire involving either structure or contents, or within any building endangered by fire, or within the guard lines established by the fire department at and near any fire unless the person is a regular member of the Aberdeen fire department, or wears or carries an official badge, card, permission or insignia provided and used by the fire chief.

C. Sell, transport, possess, or discharge any fireworks which have not been classified or registered as required by state law.

D. Transfer ownership or possession of dangerous fireworks, whether by wholesale or retail sales, by gift or other means of conveyance of title, or other delivery, to any person who does not possess and present to the transferor for inspection at the time of transfer a valid license and permit.

E. Sell or discharge any fireworks in any public garage or public oil station or on any premises where gasoline or other Class I flammable liquids are stored or dispensed or where more than four (4) motor vehicles are stored.

F. Sell any consumer fireworks to a consumer or user thereof other than at a fixed place of business of a retailer for which a license and permit have been issued.

G. Allow any rubbish to accumulate in any premises where any fireworks are stored or sold, or permit a fire nuisance to exist.

H. Set off or ignite any form of fireworks as defined in this chapter in any forest, fallows, grass or brush-covered land on private property between April 15th and December 1st of any year, unless it is done under a written permit from the Supervisor of Forestry of the State of Washington and from the fire chief, and in strict accordance with the terms of the permits and other applicable law.

I. Set off, ignite, or aid in setting off or igniting any form of fireworks as defined in this chapter in a public place. “Public place” shall include but is not limited to parks, sidewalks, streets and other pedestrian and automobile byways, garages or gasoline stations, and any other form of property open to the public within the city.

J. Possess, discharge, transport, import, manufacture, or use any class or kind of fireworks in violation of the provisions of Chapter 70.77 RCW, Chapter 212-17 WAC, or this chapter.

K. It is unlawful for any person to store fireworks of any class without first having made a written application for and received a permit for such storage to the chief of the fire department at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the proposed storage. It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to make an investigation as to whether such storage, as proposed, will be of such a nature and character and will be so located as to constitute a hazard to property or to be dangerous to any person, and he shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, grant or deny the application, subject to such reasonable conditions, if any, as he may prescribe.

L. Following the revocation of any permit issued by the city, if the permittee remains in possession of a lawfully acquired stock of fireworks, such fireworks may be sold only under the supervision of the chief of the fire department and of the Chief of the Washington State Patrol, through the Director of Fire Protection, and only to such persons who are authorized to buy, possess, sell or otherwise use such fireworks.

(Ord. 6639 § 13, Renumbered, 12/12/2018. Prior code § 3.02.020. Formerly 15.60.110)