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(3) No person who resides in this State and purchases fireworks in this State shall obtain <br />possession of the fireworks in this State unless he or she complies with Ohio R.C. 3743.45. <br />(4) No person who resides in this State and who purchases fireworks in this State under Ohio <br />R.C. 3743.45 shall obtain possession of fireworks in this State other than from a licensed <br />manufacturer or licensed wholesaler, or fail, when transporting the fireworks, to transport them <br />directly out of this State within forty-eight hours after the time of their purchase. No such person <br />shall give or sell to any other person in this State fireworks that the person has acquired in this <br />State. <br />(ORC 3743.63) <br />(e) Exhibitions. <br />(1) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall fail to comply with the rules adopted by the State <br />Fire Marshal pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3743.53(B). <br />(2) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall conduct a fireworks exhibition unless a permit <br />has been secured for the exhibition pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3743.54, or if a permit so secured is <br />revoked by the Fire Chief or Fire Prevention Officer and the Police Chief of the Municipality <br />pursuant to that section. <br />(3) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall acquire fireworks for use at a fireworks <br />exhibition other than in accordance with Ohio R.C. 3743.54 and 3743.55. <br />(4) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks or other person associated with the conduct of a <br />fireworks exhibition shall have in his or her possession or under his or her control, or be under the <br />influence of, any intoxicating liquor, beer or controlled substance, while he or she is on the <br />premises on which the exhibition is being conducted. <br />(ORC 3 743.64) <br />(f) Possession, Sale, Discharge and Advertising; Falsification. <br />(1) No person shall possess, possess for sale or sell fireworks in the Municipality, except a <br />licensed manufacturer of fireworks, as authorized by Ohio R.C. 3743.02 through 3743.08, a <br />licensed wholesaler of fireworks, as authorized by Ohio R.C. 3743.15 through 3743.21, an out-of- <br />state resident, as authorized by Ohio R.C. 3743.44, a resident of this State, as authorized by Ohio <br />R.C. 3743.45, or a licensed exhibitor of fireworks, as authorized by Ohio R.C. 3743.50 through <br />3743.55, and except as provided in subsection (h) hereof. <br />(2) Except as provided in subsection (h) hereof and except for licensed exhibitors of <br />fireworks authorized to conduct a fireworks exhibition pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3743.50 through <br />3743.55, no person shall discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks in the Municipality. <br />(3) No person shall use in a theater or public hall, what is technically known as fireworks <br />showers, or a mixture containing potassium chlorate and sulphur. <br />(4) No person shall knowingly make a false statement on a purchaser's form completed under <br />Ohio R.C. 3743.07, 3743.205 3743.44 or -1 -1 5. <br />(5) No person shall sell fireworks of any kind to a person under eighteen years of age. <br />(6) No person shall advertise Class C fireworks for sale. A sign located on a seller's premises <br />identifying him or her as a seller of fireworks is not the advertising of fireworks for sale. <br />(7) No person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed wholesaler, licensed exhibitor or <br />shipping permit holder, shall possess Class B fireworks in the Municipality. <br />(ORC 3743.65) <br />(g) Transporting and Shipping. <br />(1) No person shall transport fireworks in the Municipality except in accordance with rules <br />adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3743.58. <br />(2) As used in this paragraph, "fireworks" includes only class B and class C fireworks. <br />No person shall ship fireworks into the Municipality by mail, parcel post or common carrier, <br />unless the person possesses a valid shipping permit issued under Ohio R.C. 3743.40 and the <br />fireworks are shipped directly to the holder of a license issued under Ohio R.C. 3743.03, 3743.16 <br />or 3743.51. <br />No person shall ship fireworks within the Municipality by mail, parcel post or common carrier, <br />unless the fireworks are shipped directly to the holder of a license issued under Ohio R.C. <br />3 743.03, 3 743.16 or 3 743.51. <br />(ORC 3743.66) <br />(h) Exceptions. This section does not prohibit or apply to the following: <br />