ORD 24-011ORDINANCE NO. 24-011
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 24-010 to include within the
prohibited acts of Camas Municipal Code 8.58.020C the possession of
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 ordinance s 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 by Ordinance 24-010 amended the definition of allowed Consumer Fireworks
which may be sold , purchased and discharged in the City to exclude aerial shell kits with reloadable
tubes , commonly known as mortars ; and
WHEREAS , for and as a clarification to such Ordinance the Council wishes to include as a
prohibited act the possession thereof in addition to the elements as adopted.
NOW , WHEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I
Ordinance 24-010 as heretofore adopted shall be amended and a new Subsection 8.58 .020 C
of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby added to provide as follows:
C. The term 'consumer fireworks ' as used in Section 8.58 .020 B shall not include any
possession, sale , purchase, 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. 24-011
Section II
This 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 16th day of September, 2024.
APPROVED as to form:
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