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Ordinance 3781 – FIREWORKS sales and discharge(2)

 

Here is a shortened version:

Only Class C fireworks, common ones, are allowed to be discharged within the city limits of Fort Scott.

The sale of fireworks started on June 20 and will stop on July 7.

They can be discharged from June 27 to July 2 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

From July 3 to 4, from 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. and on

July 5 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The city manager, fire chief, or designated authority may change the dates due to severe weather conditions, etc.

It’s illegal to discharge fireworks within 1,000 feet of a hospital, 50 feet from where they are sold, 100 feet from a gas pump, filling station, or bulk fuel storage facility, Fort Scott Community College campus/grounds, Bourbon County Fairgrounds, or city-owned parks.

No fireworks are allowed from 18th to 23rd Streets on Horton Street on the day of the city’s fireworks display.

It’s unlawful to throw any kind of fireworks at a person, group or vehicle.

Bottle rockets are illegal in the city.