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Council introduces updated fireworks ordinance to align with state rule on fines and disposal costs
Summary
Crescent City introduced Ordinance No. 8.52 to clean up language and specify that 65% of administrative fines for illegal fireworks must be remitted to the State Fire Marshal; maximum administrative fines remain $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 and the definition of illegal fireworks is unchanged.
The Crescent City Council introduced changes to its fireworks ordinance Monday to align municipal code language with state requirements and to clarify administrative procedures for fines and disposal.
City Attorney Rice reviewed the proposed Ordinance No. 8.52, which performs housekeeping edits to the existing code and explicitly states that 65% of administrative fines collected for illegal fireworks must be remitted to the State Fire Marshal. “It basically…
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