§ 6-63. Defined.

For the purposes of this article, the term "fireworks" shall mean and include any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, and shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, rockets of any type. Roman candles, Dago bombs or other devices of like construction, and any device containing any explosive or flammable compound, or any tablet or other device containing any explosive substance. The term "fireworks" shall not include auto flares, sparklers, paper caps containing not in excess of an average of twenty-five-hundredths (0.25) of a grain of explosive content per cap, and toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices for use of such caps, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times.

(Code 1960, § 7-2.2)

State law reference

Similar provisions, § 791.01, Fla. Stats.