A: No. Imperial County Ordinance 8.24.020 states no person, firm, corporation or other legally recognized entity shall possess, offer for sale, sell, use or display, within the unincorporated territory of the County of Imperial, fireworks of any kind as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 12500.Imperial County Ordinance 8.24.040 states the fire chief, or his or her designee, and the sheriff, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to seize, take, remove or cause to be removed, at the sole expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks possessed, offered for sale, sold, used or displayed in violation of this chapter. Any person, firm, corporation or other legally recognized entity violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a first violation. The second and any additional violations perpetrated by the same person shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.(Ord. 1411 § 2 (part), 2006).Also, TITLE 43,CHAPTER II,PART 9210 Subpart 9212 Sec. 9212.1 (h) states unless permitted inwriting by the authorized officer, it is prohibited on the public lands to perform any act restricted by a fire prevention order. The Fire Prevention Order states that The use or possession of fireworks, including “safe and sane” is hereby prohibited on all public lands of the California Desert District. Fire Prevention Order Number CA060200701 (this order is updated annually and the fireworks restrictions are year round).Subpart 9212, Sec. 9212.4 States any person who knowingly and willfully violates the regulations at Sec. 9212.1 of this title shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 12 months, or both.
