San Marcos Not the Place To Use Fireworks
San Marcos, Texas –San Marcos Fire Department would like to remind everyone of the City Ordinance regarding fireworks. Chapter 38 of the City of San Marcos Code of Ordinances states:
Sec. 38.054. Violations declared nuisances: extraterritorial application.
(a) The following are declared public nuisances:
(1) The sale, possession, storage, discharge, or offer for sale of fireworks; or
(2) Any violation of this article which poses a serious danger to the safety of persons or property.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to create or maintain a public nuisance, or to engage in any activity that constitutes a public nuisance, within the city limits or within 5,000 feet of the city limits.
(Ord. No. 2002-18, § 1, 3-4-02)
Assistant Fire Marshal Gilbert Watt with some of the
fireworks confiscated. |
