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2019 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - Criminal Code.
Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.
Article 10 - Miscellaneous Offenses Relating to Public Safety.
Section 13A-11-225 - Release of sky lanterns within 500 yards of public gathering.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 13A-11-225 (2019)
Section 13A-11-225Release of sky lanterns within 500 yards of public gathering.
(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings:
(1) PUBLIC GATHERING. The presence of more than 500 members of the public in an outdoor place for the purpose of attending a sporting contest, auto race, concert, festival, political rally, parade, or similar event.
(2) SKY LANTERN. An unmanned self-contained free-floating luminary device requiring an open flame underneath, such as a candle, for propulsion.
(b) It is unlawful to release a sky lantern within 500 yards of a public gathering.
(c) A violation of this section is a criminal violation punishable pursuant to Section 13A-5-12.
(Act 2017-387, §1.)
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