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CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
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BYLAW NO. 2978
A BYLAW FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OR DISPOSAL OF
FIREWORKS AND THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS EXCEPT BY PERMIT
TO AN AUTHORIZED PERSON
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act, Chapter 290,
R.S.B.C. 1979 and the amendments thereto, Council may, by bylaw, prohibit the
sale and disposal of fireworks, regulate and prohibit the discharge of fireworks,
and issue permits for the use of fireworks under certain terms and conditions;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it expedient and desirable to provide such a
bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of City of Prince Rupert, in open meeting
assembled, enacts as follows:
SECTION I - DEFINITIONS
1.01
In this bylaw;
"Authorized Person" means a person who has been issued with a
current
Fireworks
Supervisor
Certificate
by
Energy
Mines
and
Resources Canada.
"Council" means the Municipal Council of City of Prince Rupert.
"Fireworks" means
all firecrackers, cannon crackers, fireballs, mines,
roman candles,
sky
rockets,
squibs,
torpedoes
and
all fireworks
designated as low hazard fireworks and high-hazard fireworks under the
Explosives
Regulations
(Canada)
excluding
sparklers,
Christmas
crackers and caps for toy guns.
SECTION II - PROHIBITION OF SALE OR DISPOSAL
2.01
No person shall sell or offer to sell, either by way of retail or wholesale,
fireworks in the City of Prince Rupert.
2.02
No person shall give or otherwise dispose of fireworks to another person
in the City of Prince Rupert
SECTION III - EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS
3.01
Except as provided in this bylaw, no person shall explode or discharge
fireworks in the City of Prince Rupert, whether on public or private
property.
SECTION IV - MANUFACTURING OF FIREWORKS
4.01
No person shall manufacture any fireworks by altering or combining any
combustibles, chemicals, explosives, flammables or other dangerous
things.
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Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 2978
SECTION V - PERMITS
5.01
Notwithstanding Section III herein, the Council may authorize issuance
of a permit to an authorized person for the discharge of fireworks for the
purpose of the observance or celebration of a special event or festival
where all conditions to obtain a permit under this bylaw have been met.
5.02
Application for a Permit required by this Bylaw shall be made in the form
prescribed by the Fire Chief or his designate.
5.03
Such Permit after payment of a Permit Fee shall be submitted by the
Fire Chief and the Applicant to the City Council for their approval.
5.04
The fee for every permit issued under this section shall be Ten Dollars
($10.00), payable to the City prior to issuance of the permit.
5.05
Such Permit once issued is not transferrable, and any change in
operations to be conducted requires a new permit
5.06
No permit shall be issued unless the fireworks are under the care and
control of an authorized person for purposes of storage and explosion or
discharge.
5.07
The handling and discharge of Fireworks shall conform to the "Fireworks
Manual", published in 1991 by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.
5.08
Notwithstanding the issuance of a permit herein, such permit does not
authorize the sale by any person, to a permit holder, of fireworks in the
City of Prince Rupert.
SECTION VI - PENALTIES
6.01
Every person who violates any provIsion in this bylaw commits an
offence punishable upon summary conviction and shall be liable to
amaximum fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), to
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or to both fine and
imprisonment.
SECTION VII - SEVERABILITY
7.01
If any section, subsection or clause of this bylaw is declared or held to
be invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then that invalid portion
shall be severed and the remainder of this bylaw shall be deemed to
have been enacted and adopted without the invalid and severed section,
subsection or clause.
SECTION VIII - REPEAL
8.01
City of Prince Rupert Bylaw No. 1992, 1974 as amended is hereby
repealed.
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SECTION IX - CITING
9.01
This Bylaw may be cited as "FIREWORKS REGULATION BYLAW NO.
2978,1996".
READ A FI RST TIME THIS 12th DAY OF February, 1996.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 12th DAY OF February, 1996.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 12th DAY OF February, 1996.
ADOPTED THIS 25th DAY OF March, 1996.
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City Clerk
CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A FIREWORKS DISPLAY
REQUIREMENTS:
1.
The applicant must be the person supervising the fireworks
2.
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
3.
The applicant must be the holder of a current unexpired Firework
Supervisor's Card.
4.
The. applicant must have read,
understood and agreed to follow the
the safety rules and recommendations defined in the FIREWORKS MANUAL
issued by Energy,
Mines and Resources Canada.
5.
A Permit Fee of ten dollars shall be payable prior to the issuance of
the permit.
lName of Applicant:
Mailing Address:
Postal Code:
Telephone Number:
Fireworks Supervisor Card #
Expiry Date:
Location of Display:
Date of Display:
Time of Display:
Type of Event:
Sponsoring Organization:
Additional Information / Comments:
fpPlicants Signature:
!Date:
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Prince Rupert Fire Department
PERMIT
200 1st Ave. West,
Prince Rupert,
V8J 1A8,
Tel:
627-1248
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Permit Name
Fireworks Permit
Permit #:
9500039
Issue Date
:
Dec 12,
1995
Effective Date:
Dec 25,
1995
Expiry Date:
Dec 25,
1995
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Property Owner --------------------------------
Name:
City of Prince Rupert
Address:
424 3RD AVE W
City:
Prince Rupert,
BC,
V8J
Telephone:
(604)
624-5115
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Permit Issued To -------------------------------
Name:
Prince Rupert Fire Dept.
Telephone:
(604)
624-5115
Address:
200 3RD AVE W
City:
Prince Rupert,
BC,
V8J
1A8
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Permit Information ------------------------------
Proposed Time of Display:
Supervisor's Card #:
Reason For Display:
Sponsoring Organization:
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RE:
APPROVAL TO CONDUCT A FIREWORKS DISPLAY WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCE
RUPERT.
This permits the holder to conduct a Fireworks Display within the boundries
of the City of Prince Rupert.
This approval is conditional on the permit
holder meeting and adhereing to the requirements outlined below.
1)
The permit holder must
be a minimum of
18 years of age.
2)
The permit holder must hold a current,
unexpired
"FIREWORKS
SUPERVISOR'S CARD"
as issued
by Energy Mines and Resources Canada.
3)
The permit holder must read,
understand and agree tO,follow all rules,
regulations and recommendations pertaining to
the safe handling,
storage
and discharge of fireworks as defined in the
"FIREWORKS MANUAL"
issued from
time to time by Energy,
Mines and Resources Canada.
4)
This permit
may
be revoked or rescinded at any time if in the opinion
of the Fire Chief or his designate it is advisible to do so.
5)
A permit fee of ten dollars shall
be paid prior
to
the issuance of the
permit.
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Permit Issued
By
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Name
:
MILLER RONALD GORDON
Title
:
CHIEF
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Date Printed:
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1995
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