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Riley County legal staff raises options to limit fireworks sales and discharge after state deadline change
Summary
County legal staff briefed commissioners on a 1978 county fireworks resolution and a recent state change expanding retail sale dates; no ordinance change was adopted, but staff will prepare formal options for sale and discharge windows.
County Counselor Russell Stuckey told Riley County commissioners on April 24 that the county’s existing fireworks resolution dates from 1978 and that a recent change in state rules has extended the retail sales window for fireworks. Stuckey said the state now allows sales from June 20 through July 7 and that counties retain authority over local sale and discharge times in unincorporated areas.
Why it matters: Stuckey told commissioners the state change will likely prompt requests from local vendors and fund-raising groups to extend county sale dates to match the state. He warned that…
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