City law restricts fireworks in Gentry
Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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GENTRY ó With the Fourth of July approaching, Gentry Police Chief Keith Smith wishes to remind residents of city ordinances dealing with fireworks.
Following is a brief summation of Gentryís ordinance regarding fireworks within the city limits:
ï Airborne fireworks such as Roman candles, bottle rockets, helicopter-type rockets, bottle rockets may not be discharged within city limits;
ï Non-airborne fireworks may be discharged on private property within the city, but only between the hours of 8 a. m. and 12 midnight on July 4 th;
ï No fireworks may be discharged if a burn ban is in effect on July 4;
ï Fireworks may not be discharged on any public street, road, alley or parking lot; nor may they be discharged in any city park, within 600 feet of any church, school or establishment which sells gasoline, or within 200 feet of any fireworks stand or storage area;
ï Fireworks may not be ignited within, thrown from, or thrown into or at a motor vehicle or at or near any person or group of people;
ï Fireworks may only be sold at city-licensed fireworks stands between June 20 and July 10; and
ï No person may possess, store, sell or ignite any fireworks within the city limits at any other time but those above.
Copies of the full ordinance are available from the Gentry Police Department or at city hall.