CHAPTER 10-800. SAFETY
§10-816. Incendiary Devices. [176]
(1) Definition.
(a) Incendiary Device. Any
inflammable liquid enclosed in a readily breakable container that can be
equipped with an igniter of any type.
(2) Prohibited Conduct. No
person or groups of persons shall own, manufacture, sell, transfer, use or
possess any incendiary device or similar device or parts thereof including, but
not limited to, a "Molotov cocktail."
(3) Exception. This
ordinance shall not apply to authorized personnel of the United States
government or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who use incendiary devices as
part of their duties.
(4) Penalties. The penalty for violation of
this section shall be a fine of not less than one hundred (100) dollars and not
more than three hundred (300) dollars, together with imprisonment of not less
than thirty days and not more than ninety (90) days.