§ 62-101. Penalties and enforcement.

Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent thereof, who violates any provision of this division may be subject to criminal sanction in accordance with F.S. ch. 791. Each violation of this division constitutes a separate offense and is punishable as such.

Responsibility for the enforcement of this division lies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department and the appropriate fire district. In the event fireworks are displayed in violation of this division, the sheriff's department may seize, take or remove the illegal items at the owner's expense and seek criminal action against the violator as appropriate.

It will be the responsibility of the fire district official to obtain compliance with respect to building code and county permitting requirements applicable to the display, sale, storage and manufacture of fireworks and sparklers.

Nothing in this division may prevent the county from bringing a civil action or imposing civil penalties upon a violator in an appropriate case.

(Ord. No. 98-5, § 6, 1-6-98)