ORD 24-010ORDINANCE NO. 24-010
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 8.58 of the Camas Municipal
Code by amending the definition of allowed Consumer Fireworks
available to sell, purchase and discharge within the City to exclude
aerial shell kits with reloadable tubes.
WHEREAS, Chapter 70 .77 RCW, the State Fireworks Law, governs the purchase, sale, and
discharge of fireworks; and
WHEREAS, RCW 70.77.250(4) permits cities to adopt ordinances with stricter regulations of
fireworks than state law, provided such ordinances may not have an effective date sooner than one
year after their adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted Chapter 8.58 to the Camas Municipal, entitled
"Fireworks," and the City Council desires to amend the definition of allowed Consumer Fireworks
which may be sold, purchased, or discharged in the City to exclude aerial shell kits with reloadable
tubes, commonly known as mortars;
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed revisions was held before the City Council on
September 3, 2024;
NOW, WHEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I
A new Subsection 8.58.020 C of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby added to the Camas
Municipal Code to provide as follows:
C. The term 'consumer fireworks' as used in Section 8.58.020 shall not include any
purchase, sale or discharge of an aerial shell kit, reloadable tube as the same is defined
under Chapter 70.77 RCW or WAC 212-17.
ORDINANCE NO. 24-010
Section II
T his ordinance shall take force and be in effect one (1) year from and after its passage and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of September, 2024 .