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Council introduces tougher fireworks rules, including 'responsible person' liability and tighter hours
Summary
The City Council introduced an ordinance tightening fireworks regulation: creation of a 'responsible person' standard (property owners or adults who knowingly allow discharge may be liable), bans in parks and other high-fire-risk areas, reduced sale hours on July 4, and new enforcement tools including fines, cost recovery and liens.
Operations Lieutenant Mark Adams told the council that the city has seen a sharp increase in illegal, unpredictable fireworks that create public-safety and quality-of-life problems. The proposed ordinance consolidates rules into a single code chapter, explicitly bans illegal fireworks, restricts discharge in city parks, the Fresno River area and other high-fire-hazard zones, and defines a "responsible person" who…
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