SEQUIM — Officials in the Clallam County city of Sequim have approved a ban on fireworks.
The Peninsula Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2fRZVdE ) that the ban on the discharge of fireworks will take effect July 2018. The ordinance approved Monday comes after a majority of residents voted in favor of the ban in the Nov. 8 general election.
Under the measure, public fireworks displays and fireworks sales will still be allowed.
While the ban doesn’t take effect until 2018, City Attorney Kristina Nelson-Gross says staff will be working until then to educate the public about the new law.
Violators face a fine up of to $5,000 or up to a year of jail time.
Proponents of the ban say fireworks are dangerous and disturbing in the densely populated community
