Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

The following terms, when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this chapter.

1. "Person" shall mean an individual, a firm, a corporation, or any other entity. As used herein, person shall include not only the person who physically performs any act prohibited by this chapter, but also any person who encourages, participates in, or knowingly allows any such prohibited act.
2. "Fireworks" shall include all articles of fireworks included in the definition of special fireworks of I.C.C. Class C common fireworks as contained in Tennessee Code Annotated, title 68, chapter 104, including, without limitation, the permissible terms of fireworks listed in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-104-108, sparklers, smoke bombs, and smoke sticks. The term shall not include items specifically excepted from the application of said Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-104-113, or fireworks for public displays authorized by special permits obtained pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-104-107.
3. "Public place" shall mean any place open to the general public or any substantial part of the general public, including without limitation, public streets, public sidewalks, parking lots, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, hotels, motels, indoor and outdoor swimming pools open to the public or to business guests or patrons, schools, churches, museums, auditoriums, public buildings, theaters, indoor and outdoor moving picture establishments, taxis and other public conveyances, offices, stores, banks, craft shops, shopping centers, amusement places, recreational centers, restaurants, cafeterias, eating places, utility properties, automobile service stations, and manufacturing, commercial, professional and recreational businesses of all kinds, together with all property appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith. (1976 Code, § 7-401, modified)