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Lawsuit to stop Southaven, TN from closing fireworks store

Dale Wilson, the owner of American Fireworks Co., Inc., is seeking $5 million in damages from the city of Southaven, Tennessee if officials stop him from operating his business in the city.
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Fireworks stand lawsuit returns to court

A Van Buren, Arkansas property owner’s dispute with the city over an annexation that ended the use of his land for a fireworks stand was back in court Wednesday.
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California county reconsiders fireworks laws

Doña Ana County, California commissioners will hear a proposal that would allow certain fireworks vendors to resume selling aerial and noise-making ground devices, which the commission banned last year.
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Cathedral City, California OK's 'Safe and Sane' fireworks in city

City Council members voted 5-0 to continue to allow up to eight local nonprofit organizations to sell "safe and sane" fireworks
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Residents of Rome, New York may be allowed to use fireworks soon

People living in Rome, New York might be able to use fireworks in their backyards soon, even though the State doesn’t allow it. Rome’s Corporation Counsel says there’s room for the City to put its own legislation in place that would work in harmony with the State’s law.
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Fireworks ban snuffed out by Vancouver council

Vancouverites will be allowed to set off fireworks during celebrations such as Canada Day and Halloween thanks to a city council vote
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Fireworks fines might increase in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Shooting fireworks could bring stiffer penalties in Milwaukee if the Common Council agrees next week.
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Fairfax County, Virginia may put tighter restrictions on fireworks

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a set of tighter restrictions for the purchase and use of fireworks.
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Santa Fe Springs, CA organizations seek chance to sell fireworks

Although the calendar reads March, organizations in the city have filled out and returned applications to be one of 10 authorized sellers of fireworks this summer.
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Fireworks restrictions win approval in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners voted new restrictions for using fireworks into law....
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