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THE CITY OF VAUGHAN
BY-LAW
FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNICS
(Consolidated Version - Enacted as By-law 089-2022)
Last consolidated on August 6, 2024. City of Vaughan
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the Office of the Director and Chief Licensing Officer.
A By-law to regulate the possession and setting off of fireworks or any class or
classes thereof and pyrotechnics special effects, and to repeal By-law 142-2006.
WHEREAS section 8(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 ("Municipal Act"), as
amended, provides that the powers of a municipality shall be interpreted broadly so as to
confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs
as it considers appropriate, and to enhance its ability to respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS section 121 of the Municipal Act authorizes a municipality to pass
by-laws to prohibit and regulate the sale of fireworks and the setting off of fireworks,
including requirements that a permit be obtained from the municipality prior to setting off
such fireworks and imposing conditions on such permits;
AND WHEREAS section 120 of the Municipal Act authorizes a municipality to pass
by-laws to prohibit and regulate the storage, keeping and transportation of explosives and
other dangerous substances, including requirements that a permit be obtained from the
municipality for the storage of explosives and other dangerous substances and imposing
conditions on such permits;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Vaughan deems it appropriate to prohibit and
regulate the possession and use of certain fireworks, pyrotechnics or pyrotechnics special
effects and to require that, prior to the setting off of any class of fireworks or pyrotechnics
special effects within the City of Vaughan, a permit first be obtained from the City of
Vaughan and all conditions related to the setting off of any class of fireworks or
pyrotechnics special effects be complied with under this By-law including those provided
in the Fireworks Manual or Pyrotechnics Special Effects Manual issued by the Explosives
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Regulatory Division, Natural Resources Canada, as the case may be;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of City of Vaughan ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
Table of Contents
1.0
Short Title ................................................................................................................ 2
2.0
Applicability and Scope ......................................................................................... 2
3.0
Definitions and Interpretation ................................................................................ 2
4.0
Firecrackers and Prohibited Fireworks ................................................................ 5
5.0
Consumer Fireworks .............................................................................................. 5
6.0
Display Fireworks ................................................................................................... 7
7.0
Pyrotechnics Special Effects .............................................................................. 10
8.0
General Provisions ............................................................................................... 11
9.0
Administrative Monetary Penalties ..................................................................... 13
10.0 Fines ...................................................................................................................... 14
11.0 Severability ........................................................................................................... 14
12.0 Transition .............................................................................................................. 14
13.0
Conflict with Other City By-laws ......................................................................... 14
14.0
Repeal and Amendment of Other By-laws .......................................................... 14
15.0
Force and Effect ................................................................................................... 14
1.0
Short Title
(1)
This By-law shall be known and may be cited as the "Fireworks and Pyrotechnics
By-law".
2.0
Applicability and Scope
(1)
The provisions of this By-law apply to all to all lands and premises within the City
of Vaughan.
3.0
Definitions and Interpretation
(1)
In this By-law:
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"Chief Fire Official" or "Fire Chief" means the Chief of the Fire and Rescue Service
for the City of Vaughan, or a person designated to act on his or her behalf;
"Chief Inspector of Explosives" means a person appointed by the Minister of
Energy, Mines and Natural Resources or such other Minister as the Governor in
Council may designate from time to time pursuant to the Explosives Act, R.S.
1985, c.E-17, section 13, as amended, or the Explosives Regulations made
thereunder;
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Vaughan;
"Consumer Fireworks" means low hazard fireworks, generally having a recreational
use, as classified and defined in the Explosives Regulations, C.R.C. c. 599, and
any amendments or successor Regulations, made under the Explosives Act, R.S.
1985, c. E-17, as amended, including but not limited to fireworks showers,
fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, roman candles, volcanoes,
sparklers, Christmas crackers and caps for toy guns, but excluding Display
Fireworks and Prohibited Fireworks, as such terms are defined in this By-law, and
highway flares, fuses or other small distress signals;
"Display Fireworks" means high hazard fireworks as defined in the Explosives
Regulations, C.R.C. c. 599, and any amended or successor Regulations, made
under the Explosives Act, R.S. 1985, c. E-17, as amended, including but not limited
to rockets, serpents, shells, bombshells, tourbillions, maroons, large wheels,
bouquets, barrages, bombardos, waterfalls, fountains, batteries, illuminations, set
pieces and pigeons, but excluding Consumer Fireworks and Prohibited Fireworks,
as such terms are defined in this By-law;
"Firecracker" means an explosive device that explodes when ignited and has no
subsequent display or visible effect after the explosion, but excludes paper caps
containing not more than twenty-five one-hundredths of a grain of explosive on
average per cap, devices for use with such caps, marine rockets, highway flares,
fuses or other small distress signals or safety flares;
"Fireworks Manual" means the manual published by the Explosives Regulatory
Division, Natural Resources Canada, as amended from time to time;
"Fireworks Supervisor" means a person who is the holder of a valid Fireworks
Supervisor Certificate issued under the authority of the Explosives Act, R.S. 1985,
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c. E-17, as amended, or any Regulations made thereunder;
"Highway" means a highway, road, street or lane as defined in the Highway Traffic
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, as amended;
"Licence" means a business licence issued by the City pursuant to the Licensing
By- law 315-2005, as amended, or its successor by-law;
"Licensing Officer" means an employee or officer of the City responsible for the
enforcement of the provisions of the Licensing By-law 315-2005, as amended, or
its successor by-law and this By-law;
"Motor Vehicle" means motor vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O.
1990, c.H.8, as amended;
"Permit" means permission to set off, discharge, fire or to hold a display of
Consumer Fireworks (excepting only on Victoria Day or Canada Day), Display
Fireworks or Pyrotechnics Special Effects, or to hold a Pyrotechnics Special Effects
event, issued by the City in accordance with the terms of this By-law and signed by
the Fire Chief, on a form approved from time to time by the Fire Chief;
"Person" includes a natural individual, a corporation, partnership, proprietorship or
other form of business association and the heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns, or other legal representatives thereof, or a receiver or
mortgagee in possession;
"Prohibited Fireworks" means fireworks included on the most recent list of
prohibited fireworks or explosives set out in the Explosives Act, R.S. 1985, c. E-17,
as amended, and any Regulations made thereunder, including but not limited to
cigarette loads or pings, exploding matches, sparkling matches, ammunition for
miniature tie clip, cufflink or key chain pistols, auto alarms or jokers, cherry bombs,
M-80's, silver salutes and flash crackers; throw down and step on torpedoes,
crackling balls, exploding golf balls, stink bombs and smoke bombs, tear gas pens
and launchers, party peppers and table bombs, table rockets and battle sky rockets,
fake firecrackers and other similar trick devices or practical joke devices;
"Pyrotechnician" means a person who is the holder of a valid Pyrotechnic Certificate
in one or more of the four classes of certification, including Theatrical User,
Assistant, Pyrotechnician and Special Effects Pyrotechnician, as issued under the
authority of the Explosives Act, R.S. 1985, c. E-17, as amended, or the Explosives
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Regulations made thereunder;
"Pyrotechnics" and "Pyrotechnics Special Effects" means high hazard fireworks as
defined in the Explosives Act, R.S 1985, c. E-17, as amended, and any Regulations
made thereunder, including but not limited to large distress signals, sound,
pyrotechnic and smoke signals, railway track signals, distress and line-throwing
rockets, salutes, theatrical effects and wildlife control devices;
"Pyrotechnics Special Effects Manual" means the manual published by the
Explosives Regulatory Division, Natural Resources Canada, as amended from time
to time.
(2)
In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires, wording imparting the singular
number shall include the plural, and words imparting the masculine gender shall
include the feminine, and further, the converse of the foregoing also applies where
the context so requires.
(3)
Where any expression of time occurs or where any hour or other period of time is
stated, the time referred to shall be standard time except in periods when daylight
saving time is in effect, in which periods it shall be daylight saving timed.
(4)
Where measurements are used in this By-law, the Metric system shall be deemed
to be the official and required system of measurement. Measurements in the
Imperial system are provided for convenience purposes only.
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Firecrackers and Prohibited Fireworks
(1) No Person shall use, set off, discharge, fire, cause or permit to be set off, discharged
or fired, or possess for the purpose of being set off, discharged or fired any
Firecrackers or other Prohibited Fireworks.
5.0
Consumer Fireworks
(1)
No Person shall set off, discharge, fire or cause or permit to be set off, discharged
or fired, or hold a display of any Consumer Fireworks at any time, except on Victoria
Day or Canada Day in any year, without first having obtained a Permit issued by
the City in accordance with the terms of this By-law and signed by the Fire Chief.
(2)
Any Permit issued under section 5.0(1) shall define the location where the
Consumer Fireworks are to be set off, discharged or fired or a display is to be held,
the type and kind of Consumer Fireworks which are to be set off, discharged or
fired, the methods and means which may be used to set off the Consumer
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Fireworks, the manner and means of restraining unauthorized Persons from
attending near the location where the Consumer Fireworks are to be set off, the
manner in which unused Consumer Fireworks are to be disposed of, and the
number of Persons authorized to handle and set off the Consumer Fireworks, each
of whom who shall be a responsible and competent individual of at least eighteen
(18) years of age.
(3)
Whether or not a Permit must first be obtained in accordance with section 5.0(1)
for Consumer Fireworks, no Person shall set off, discharge, fire or cause or permit
to be set off, discharged or fired, or hold a display of any Consumer Fireworks at
any time as follows:
(a)
at a location, site, date or time other than that specified in any Permit, as
issued;
(b)
notwithstanding subsection 5.0(3)(a), on any land or site that is not
owned by him or her, unless the prior written permission has been obtained
from the owner, lessee or other Person in charge of such land and the date
is clearly specified in the written permission;
(c)
into, inside of, or on any building, accessory building, structure or Motor
Vehicle;
(d)
into, in, or on any Highway, road, street, lane, square, park or other public
place which the public or any member thereof has access to, may have
access to, uses or may use;
(e)
on any land within fifteen (15) metres from any of the following:
(i)
gas pumps at a gas station;
(ii)
retail propane-dispensing tanks;
(iii)
above-ground storage tanks for flammable liquid or flammable gas;
or
(iv)
compressed natural gas dispensing facilities; or
(f)
in a manner or at a location that causes the discharge, smoke, residue or
fallout of the fireworks on the land of another Person or to encroach on the
property of another Person, or that creates a nuisance, or that creates or
may create an unsafe condition, danger from fire or risk of accident, injury
or damage at or in respect of any place, location or site, or in respect of any
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Person, property or thing.
(4)
No Person without first obtaining a Permit under this By-law and without having in
his or her possession a valid Licence under the City's Licensing By-law 315-2005,
as amended, or its successor by-law, shall possess more than ten (10) kg of
Consumer Fireworks on his or her premises.
(5)
No parent or guardian of any Person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall
allow or permit such minor Person to set off, discharge or fire or cause or permit to
be set off, discharged or fired any Consumer Fireworks.
(6)
Every Person who sets off, discharges or fires, or who causes or permits to be set
off, discharged or fired, or holds a display of any Consumer Fireworks shall provide
and maintain fully operational fire extinguishing equipment, including portable fire
extinguishers or charged garden hose, ready for immediate use and present at all
times, and for at least thirty (30) minutes thereafter, at the location or site of the
setting off of the said Consumer Fireworks.
(7)
No Person shall discharge Consumer Fireworks or Firecrackers from any window,
doorway, balcony, terrace or deck in a multi-residential property, as well as from
any common area of such property.
6.0
Display Fireworks
(1)
No Person shall set off, discharge, fire or cause or permit to be set off, discharged
or fired, or hold a display of any Display Fireworks at any time, without first having
obtained a Permit issued by the City in accordance with the terms of this By-law
and signed by the Fire Chief.
(2)
No Person other than a Fireworks Supervisor may make application in writing to
the City's Fire Chief for a Permit under section 6.0(1) to set off, discharge, fire or
cause or permit to be set off, discharged or fired, or to hold a display of Display
Fireworks.
(3)
Every application for a Permit under section 6.0(1) shall include:
(a)
proof of comprehensive general liability insurance in an amount not less
than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.), naming The Corporation of the City
of Vaughan as an additional insured, and, where applicable, naming The
Regional Municipality of York also as an additional insured, and containing
an approved cross-liability clause;
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(b)
proof that the applicant for a Permit has been approved by the Chief
Inspector of Explosives as a Fireworks Supervisor by providing a copy of the
applicant's Fireworks Supervisor Certificate;
(c)
a description of the site to be used for the setting off of the Display Fireworks
as per the City's current Fireworks Manual, sufficient to identify and locate
the site, the set off, discharge or firing area, the fallout area, and the safety
distance from the audience or any members of the public, and, where more
than one site is proposed, a separate application shall be made for each
site;
(d)
an Indemnification Agreement signed by the Person duly authorized to bind
the applicant; and
(e)
such further and other information as the Fire Chief may require.
(4)
Every Permit issued under section 6.0(1) of this By-law shall specify the name of
the applicant, define the location where the Display Fireworks are to be set off,
discharged or fired or where the Display Fireworks may be or are to be set off, and
the methods and means which may be used to set off the Display Fireworks, the
manner and means of restraining unauthorized Persons from attending near the
location where the Display Fireworks are being set off, the manner in which unused
Display Fireworks are to be disposed of, and the number of Persons authorized to
handle and set off the Display Fireworks, each of whom who shall be responsible
and competent individuals of at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(5)
No Person shall set off, discharge, fire or cause or permit to be set off, discharged
or fired, or hold a display of any Display Fireworks at any time as follows:
(a)
at a location, site, date or time, other than as specified in the Permit, as
issued;
(b)
outside the site boundaries as specified in the Permit, as issued;
(c)
on any land or site that is not owned by him or her, unless the prior written
permission has been obtained from the owner, lessee or other Person in
charge of such land and the date is clearly specified in the written
permission;
(d)
into, in or on any Highway, street, lane, square or other public place, which
the public or any member thereof has access to, may have access to, uses
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or may use;
(e)
within three hundred (300) metres of any premises or place where
explosives, gasoline or other highly flammable liquid or gas substances or
compounds are manufactured or stored in bulk;
(f)
within three hundred (300) metres of a hospital, nursing home, home for the
aged, church or school unless the consent of the City and the owner or
authorized representative thereof is obtained.
(6)
Nothing in subsection 6.0(5)(d) shall prohibit the setting off or holding of a display
of Display Fireworks in a public place in accordance with the provisions of this By-
law and any Permit issued under section 6.0(1).
(7)
No Person, except a Fireworks Supervisor being the holder of a valid Certificate or
Card for the category of Fireworks Supervisor, shall set off, discharge, fire or cause
or permit to be set off, discharged or fired, or hold a display of any Display
Fireworks.
(8)
The Fireworks Supervisor, who is named in the application for a Permit, shall be
present in Person at all times when the Display Fireworks are being set up, set off,
discharged or fired, and when the site is being cleaned up.
(9)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no Person shall set off,
discharge or fire, or continue to set off, discharge or fire, cause or permit to be set
off, discharged or fired, or hold a display of any Display Fireworks in a manner that
creates or may create, at or in respect of any place, location or site, or in respect
of any Person, property or thing, any of the following:
(a)
a nuisance;
(b)
an unsafe condition;
(c)
a danger from fire; or
(d)
a risk of accident, injury or damage.
(10)
Every Person who sets off, discharges, fires, or causes or permits to be set off,
discharged or fired, or holds a display of any Display Fireworks shall at all times
provide and maintain fully operational fire extinguishing equipment, including
portable fire extinguishers or charged garden hose, present and ready for
immediate use, and for a reasonable time thereafter, at the site or location where
the Display Fireworks may be set off, discharged or fired.
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7.0
Pyrotechnics Special Effects
(1)
No Person shall use, set off, discharge, fire or cause or permit to be used, set off,
discharged or fired any Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics Special Effects, or hold a
display of Pyrotechnics Special Effects, or hold a Pyrotechnics Special Effects
event at any time, without first having made an application in writing for a Permit at
least 48 hours prior to the use or event taking place and without first having
obtained a Permit issued by the City in accordance with the terms of this By-law
and signed by the Fire Chief.
(2)
No Person other than a Pyrotechnician may make application in writing to the Fire
Chief for a Permit to set off, discharge, fire, or cause or permit to be set off,
discharged or fired, or hold a display of Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics Special
Effects, or hold a Pyrotechnics Special Effects event.
(3)
Every application for a Permit under section 7.0(1) shall include:
(a)
proof of comprehensive general liability insurance in an amount not less
than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.), naming The Corporation of the City
of Vaughan as an additional insured, and, where applicable, naming The
Regional Municipality of York also as an additional insured, and containing
an approved cross-liability clause;
(b)
proof that the applicant for a Permit has been approved by the Chief
Inspector of Explosives as a Pyrotechnician by providing a copy of
Pyrotechnic Certificate of the appropriate class;
(c)
a description of the site to be used for the setting off of the Pyrotechnics or
pyrotechnic special effect as per the current as per the City's current
Pyrotechnics Special Effects Manual, sufficient to identify and locate the
site, position of the audience, all exits, pyrotechnic storage area, location of
smoke detectors and heat detectors, and a list of all Pyrotechnics to be
employed, together with:
(i)
the nature of the pyrotechnic articles to be functioned, used or
employed;
(ii)
the placement of all Pyrotechnics;
(iii)
the sequence of firing; and
(iv)
their application to the event;
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(d)
an Indemnification Agreement signed by the Person duly authorized to bind
the applicant; and
(e)
such further and other information as the Fire Chief may require.
(4)
Every Permit issued under section 7.0(1) shall specify the name of the applicant,
the name of the sponsoring organization, if applicable, the date, time and a
sufficient description of the site, location or venue of the event, and the
Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics Special Effects to be employed as required under
subsection 7.0(3)(c).
(5)
No Person shall set off, discharge or fire, or cause or permit to be set off,
discharged or fired, or hold a display of Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics Special
Effects, or hold a Pyrotechnics Special Effects event, at a date, time, location or
site other than that specified in the Permit, as issued.
(6)
Notwithstanding section 7.0(5), no Person shall set off, discharge or fire, or cause
or permit to be set off, discharged or fired, or hold a display of Pyrotechnics or
Pyrotechnics Special Effects, or hold a Pyrotechnics Special Effects event, on any
land or site, or at any location or premises, unless the prior written permission has
been obtained from the owner, lessee or other Person in charge of such land or
site and the date is clearly specified in the written permission
8.0
General Provisions
(1)
All fees payable prior to the issuance of any Permit under this By-law are as set
out from time to time in the City's Fees and Charges By-law 158-2021, as
amended, or its successor by-law.
(2)
Any Permit issued under this By-law is not transferable to any other Person.
(3)
Every Permit issued under sections 5.0(1) or 6.0(1) of this By-law shall specify the
name of the applicant, the name of the sponsoring organization, the name of the
Fireworks Supervisor, if applicable, a sufficient description of the site, location or
venue of the display to enable it to be readily identified and located, and the date
and time for the setting off, firing or discharging of any Consumer Fireworks or
Display Fireworks.
(4)
Every Person to whom a Permit is issued under sections 5.0(1), 6.0(1) or 7.0(1) of
this By-law shall produce the Permit forthwith upon demand by any Person
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authorized to enforce this By-law.
(5)
Every Person to whom a Permit is issued under section 6.0(1) of this By-law shall
conform to the provisions of the current issue of the Fireworks Manual for setting
off, discharging or firing or holding of a display of Display Fireworks.
(6)
Every Person to whom a Permit is issued under subsection 7.0(1) of this By-law
shall conform to the provisions of the current issue of the Pyrotechnics Special
Effects Manual for setting off, discharging or firing Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics
Special Effects, or holding a Pyrotechnics Special Effects event.
(7)
Every applicant for a Permit under this By-law and every other Person who sets
off, discharges or fires, or causes or permits to be set off, discharged or fired any
Consumer Fireworks, Display Fireworks or Pyrotechnics or Pyrotechnics Special
Effects, or holds a Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks display, or holds a
Pyrotechnics Special Effects event, at all times during the set-up, setting off,
discharge or firing and during the dismantling of the fireworks or Pyrotechnics, shall
permit the entry by and inspection of the site, fireworks, Pyrotechnics, Pyrotechnics
Special Effects, and any equipment to be employed, by any Person(s) authorized
to enforce this By-law.
(8)
Every applicant for a Permit under this By-law shall during regular operating hours
as specified on the Permit make available for inspection by any Person authorized
to enforce this By-law the original of any document or record referred to in or related
to the application for a Permit.
(9)
In the event of non-compliance by any Person with any of the provisions of this By-
law or any condition of any Permit issued under this By-law, the Fire Chief, any
Licensing Officer for the City or any By-law Enforcement Officer for the City may
immediately revoke the Permit and, within 72 hours thereafter, shall cause the
Person to be served with a written Notice of Revocation including the reason(s) for
revocation, and upon service of the Notice of Revocation, the Permit holder shall
forthwith surrender the Permit to the City.
(10)
In the event a Permit holder fails to forthwith surrender the Permit to the City as
required under section 8.0(9), the Permit shall be deemed to have been revoked
and surrendered.
(11)
Wherever any notice, materials or other process are required to be served upon or
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provided to any Person pursuant to this By-law, such service or provision shall be
deemed effective upon the date of mailing of the notice, materials or other process
by registered mail to the last address of the Person as set out in any application for
a Permit or other material filed with the City, or if no application, to the last address
for the Person set out on the Assessment Roll records for the City.
(12)
The following Persons are authorized to enforce this By-law:
(a)
the Fire Chief, or designate(s);
(b)
any authorized Licensing Officer or By-law Enforcement Officer for the City;
and
(c)
the Police Chief of the York Regional Police, or designate(s).
(13)
No Person shall fail to forthwith upon demand permit the entry on, into or in
any premises, building or lands for inspection or permit the inspection of any
Permit, document or other material required by this By-law by any Person
authorized to enforce this By-law, including where an application for a Permit for
Consumer Fireworks, Display Fireworks, or Pyrotechnics or a Pyrotechnics Special
Effects event, is being processed by the City or a Permit has been issued.
(14)
The Fire Chief, where warranted, may impose terms and conditions through a
Permit that may be more restrictive than the standards or requirements prescribed
by this By-law.
9.0
Administrative Monetary Penalties
(1)
Instead of laying a charge under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter
P.33, as amended, for a breach of any provisions of this By-law, an officer may
issue an administrative monetary penalty to the Person who has contravened this
By-law.
(2)
If an administrative monetary penalty is issued to a Person under section 9.0(1),
no charge shall be laid against that same Person for the same breach.
(3)
The amount of the administrative monetary penalty for a breach under this By-law
is $200.
(4)
A Person who is issued an administrative monetary penalty shall be subject to the
procedures provided for in the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law 063-2019,
as amended, or its successor by-law.
(5)
An administrative monetary penalty imposed on a Person that becomes a debt to
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the City under the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law 063-2019, as
amended, or its successor by-law, may be added to the municipal tax roll and
collected in the same manner as municipal taxes.
10.0 Fines
(1)
Every Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction is liable to a fine in accordance with the Provincial Offences
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.33, as amended.
(2)
The making of a false or intentionally misleading statement, representation or any
other recital of fact, in any application form, statutory declaration or other document
or agreement required for a Permit under this By-law shall be deemed to be a
violation of the provisions of this By-law.
(3)
Every Person shall comply with all provisions of this By-law applicable to him or
her, whether or not the Person has applied for or obtained a Permit under this By-
law.
11.0 Severability
(1) Where a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section of this By-law to be
invalid, or to be not in force, or without effect, the remainder of this By-law shall
continue in force and be applied and enforced in accordance with its terms to the
fullest extent possible according to law.
12.0 Transition
(1) If charges were laid under a previously repealed by-law at the time it was enacted,
they are still valid.
13.0
Conflict with Other City By-laws
(1)
Where there is a conflict or contradiction between this By-law and any other by-law
of the City, the provisions establishing the more restrictive standard shall prevail.
14.0
Repeal and Amendment of Other By-laws
(1)
The Fireworks and Pyrotechnics By-law No. 142-2006 is hereby repealed and
replaced.
(2)
Schedule 1 of the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law is hereby amended by
including this By-law as a Designated By-law.
15.0
Force and Effect
(1)
This By-law shall come into force and effect on the date it is enacted.
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Enacted by City of Vaughan Council this 17th day of May, 2022.
Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor
Todd Coles, City Clerk
Authorized by Item No. 8 of Report No.
21 of the Committee of the Whole
Adopted by Vaughan City Council
on May 17, 2022
AMENDMENT HISTORY
FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNICS BY-LAW
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