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Pinellas County staff recommend aligning local fireworks rules with state holidays, propose ordinance cleanup
Summary
A county staff review found Pinellas County—s fireworks code is more restrictive than state law and internally inconsistent; staff recommended legal and definitional cleanups and alignment with Florida—s holiday exemptions.
Jude Reason, Pinellas County housing official who oversees code enforcement, presented an administrative comparison of Pinellas County—s fireworks rules and neighboring counties and recommended the commission consider bringing county rules into alignment with state law.
Reason said Florida Statutes chapter 791 allows private ignitions on three designated days (New Year—s Eve, New Year—s…
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