No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued any unreasonable noise; and no person shall knowingly permit such noise upon any premises owned or possessed by such person or under such person's control. For purposes of this section, members of the police department are empowered to make a prima facie determination as to whether a noise is unreasonable.
(Code 2000, § 10-9-10; Ord. No. 1022, § 1, 2000)
(a)It is unlawful for any person to light, set off, detonate or discharge any fireworks within the corporate limits of the city.(b)It is unlawful for any person to possess fireworks with the intention to light, set off, detonate or discharge the same within the corporate limits of the city.(c)A person acts with intent when his or her conscious objective is to cause the specific result proscribed by this article, being the lighting, setting off, detonation, or discharge of any fireworks within the city. It is immaterial to the issue of specific intent whether or not the result actually occurred.
No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued any unreasonable noise; and no person shall knowingly permit such noise upon any premises owned or possessed by such person or under such person's control. For purposes of this section, members of the police department are empowered to make a prima facie determination as to whether a noise is unreasonable.
(11) (a) "Permissible fireworks" means the following small fireworks devices designed to produce audible or visual effects by combustion, complying with the requirements of the United States consumer product safety commission as set forth in 16 CFR 1500.1 to 1500.272 and 1507.1 to 1507.12, and classified as consumer fireworks UN0336 and UN0337 pursuant to 49 CFR 172.101:
(11)(b) "Permissible fireworks" do not include aerial devices or audible ground devices, including, but not limited to, firecrackers.
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Don’t take your dogs to fireworks shows, and don’t leave them outside during fireworks.
Make sure your pet has proper ID
Create a safe haven for your dog
Play white noise
Comfort your dog
Purchase a Thundershirt for your dog
