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Mount Vernon makes temporary fireworks ban permanent with civil-liability provision
Mount Vernon City Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 39-28 to permanently prohibit sale and discharge of fireworks in Mount Vernon and added civil liability for property owners who knowingly permit discharge; the ordinance carries fines and will take effect one year after adoption per state law.
Mount Vernon’s City Council on Dec. 17 voted to make the city’s temporary 2023 fireworks ban permanent and to add civil-liability penalties for property owners who knowingly permit fireworks discharge.
City attorney Kevin Rogerson presented Ordinance 39-28, which would prohibit the sale and discharge of…
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