§ 7-4-15. Certain acts prohibited.

It shall be unlawful in the city to:

(1)

Offer for sale or sell permissible fireworks to children under the age of 16 years unless accompanied by a parent.

(2)

Explode or ignite fireworks within 600 feet of any church, hospital, asylum or public school.

(3)

Explode or ignite fireworks within 75 feet of where fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale.

(4)

Ignite or discharge any permissible fireworks within or throw fireworks from any vehicle.

(5)

Place or throw any ignited fireworks into or at any motor vehicle.

(6)

Ignite or explode fireworks in any public gathering or at any public assemblage. Public gathering or public assemblage as used in this section, shall, in addition to the usual and accepted meaning and without in any way limiting the comprehensive terms, include parades, parking lots used by the general public, whether of public or private ownership, drive-ins, stores, shopping centers, theatres, public entertainments or public displays.

(7)

Ignite, explode or discharge any fireworks in a garage, filling station, warehouse, storage area or other location at which gasoline, oil, gas, cotton, hay or other inflammable materials are displayed, sold, utilized or stored.

(8)

Ignite, explode or discharge any fireworks during any state declared "red flag alert" or Governor's burning ban.

(9)

Ignite, explode or discharge any fireworks on property not owned or under the control of the person(s) igniting, exploding or discharging the fireworks. Except that the owner of record may grant permission for the express use of said property to ignite, explode or discharge fireworks.

(10)

Ignite, explode or discharge any fireworks which land on property not owned or under the control of the person(s) igniting, exploding or discharging the fireworks.

(11)

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to collect and safely dispose of any spend component of an exploded or discharged firework, whether on public or private property.

(12)

To ignite, explode or discharge any fireworks in violation of the Noise Ordinance as outlined in Title 9, Chapter 1, Article B.

(Code 1978, Sec. 7-4015; Ord. No. 2007-09-10(A), 9/10/07; Ord. No. 2009-05-11(A), 5/11/09; Ord. No. 2017-09-18(A), 9/18/17)

State law reference

State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety, S.C. Code Section 40-56-20 et seq.