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GNC.4.10.010 Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:

(a) "Tribe" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(b) "Tribal Governing Board" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board.

(c) "Reservation" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation.

(d) "Fireworks" means anything manufactured, processed, or packaged for exploding, emitting sparks or combustion, which does not have another common use, but does not include the following:

(1) Fuel or lubricant.

(2) A firearm cartridge or shotgun shell.

(3) A flare used or possessed or sold for use as a signal in an emergency or in the operation of an aircraft, watercraft, or motor vehicle.

(4) A match, cigarette lighter, stove, furnace, candle, lantern, or space heater.

(5) A cap containing not more than one-quarter grain of explosive mixture, if the cap is used or possessed or sold for use in a device which prevents direct bodily contact with a cap when it is in place for explosion.

(6) A toy snack which contains no mercury.

(7) A model rocket engine.

(8) Tobacco and a tobacco product.

(9) A sparkler on a wire or wood stick not exceeding 36 inches in length that is designed to produce audible or visual effects or to produce audible or visual effects.

(10) A device designed to spray out paper confetti or streamers and which contains less than one-quarter grain of explosive mixture.

(11) A useless device that is designed to produce audible or visible effects or audible or visible effects, and that contains less than one-quarter grain of explosive mixture.

(12) A device that is designed primarily to bum pyrotechnic smoke-producing mixtures, at a controlled rate, and that produces audible or visible effects, or audible or visible effects.

(13) A cylindrical fountain that consists of one or more tubes and that is classified by the Federal Department of Transportation as a Division 1.4 explosive, as defined in 49 CFR 173.50.

(14) A cone fountain that is classified by the Federal Department of Transportation as a Division 1.4 explosive, as defined in 49 CFR 173.50.

(15) Any product traditionally utilized in traditional or religious ceremonies.