Jackson County Missouri - File #: 4082

• File #: 4082
• Version: 1
• Name: JaCo Code - fireworks permits
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/20/2009
• In control: Budget Committee
• On agenda: 1/20/2009
• Final action: 1/26/2009
• Title: AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 5626., 5627., 5628., and 5629., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the issuance of permits for the seasonal retail sale by non-profit organizations and the licensure of wholesale and retail sales by wholesale fireworks distributors of consumer fireworks.
• Sponsors: Henry C. Rizzo, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater III, Greg Grounds, Bob Spence
• Indexes: FIREWORKS PERMITS, JACKSON COUNTY CODE
• Related files: 4980, 4304

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2009	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
1/26/2009	0	Budget Committee
1/26/2009	1	County Legislature	perfect substitute	Pass
1/26/2009	1	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
1/26/2009	1	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
1/26/2009	1	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
1/21/2009	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
1/20/2009	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

Committee Substitute
January 26, 2009

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 5626., 5627., 5628., and 5629., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the issuance of permits for the seasonal retail sale by non-profit organizations and the licensure of wholesale and retail sales by wholesale fireworks distributors of consumer fireworks.


Intro
ORDINANCE #4082, January 20, 2009


INTRODUCED BY Henry Rizzo, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater, Greg Grounds, and Bob Spence, County Legislators


Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 320.121, RSMo, the County has the authority to regulate or prohibit fireworks within the County; and,

WHEREAS, the sale, storage, and use of fireworks within the County’s unincorporated area is presently prohibited; and,

WHEREAS, permitting the seasonal retail sale of consumer fireworks by local non-profit, religious, or community service organizations at sites within the unincorporated area to the public for private use in celebration of the Fourth of July would provide a significant opportunity for fundraising for the activities of those organizations; and,

WHEREAS, the adoption of provisions for the seasonal retail sale of consumer fireworks by such organizations is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety, of the citizens of the County; and,

WHEREAS, adopting provisions for the licensing of wholesale fireworks distributors for
wholesale and retail sales of consumer fireworks located in the unincorporated areas of the County will increase opportunities for revenue sources for the County and other taxing authorities as well as promoting the safety of the citizens of the County, now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 5626., 5627., 5628., and 5629., Jackson County Code, 19...