Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions — Council Updates

CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY (c) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the Saturdays and Sundays immediately preceding and following December 31. E. It is unlawful for any person to use consumer fireworks on real property other than that person’s real property or on the real property of a person who has consented to the use of consumer fireworks on that property. (1) Consumer fireworks may only be used or exploded on private property which is owned by the person using the consumer fireworks or with the consent of the owner of such private property. (2) Persons using or exploding the consumer fireworks must be 18 years of age or older. (3) Persons using or exploding consumer fireworks are prohibited from being under the influence of alcohol or other drug or a combination of such substances, while having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more or while having any amount of a controlled substance in such person’s body. (4) Any use or explosion of consumer fireworks must be more than 200 yards from a hospital, hospice, assisted living residential facility, nursing home, or retirement home. (5) No use or explosion of consumer fireworks is allowed in parks, cemeteries, and right-of-way, including sidewalks and streets. F. Violations. (1) Any person who fails to perform an act required by the provisions of Section 41.15(3)(C) or (D), or who commits an act prohibited by the provisions of Section 41.15(3)(C) or (D), shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor, or shall be guilty of a municipal infraction, subject to the simple misdemeanor minimum fines below in Subsections 2 and 3. (2) A person who sells consumer fireworks to a person who is less than 18 years of age commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00. A person who is less than 18 years of age who purchases consumer fireworks commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00. (3) A person who uses or explodes consumer fireworks in violation of Section 41.15(3)(D) commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $625.00. 41.16 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 124.414) 1. As used in this section “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products or materials of any kind used or attempted to be used in combination with a controlled substance, except those items used in combination with the lawful use of a controlled substance, to knowingly or intentionally and primarily do any of the following: A. Manufacture a controlled substance. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 331 -