Definitions.
Oxford Code of Ordinances § 38-54
in effectSec. 38-54. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Chief of the bureau of fire prevention or bureau of fire prevention means the chief of the fire department.
Corporation counsel means the city attorney.
Pyrotechnic composition means a chemical mixture that produces visible light displays or sounds through a self-propagating, heat-releasing chemical reaction which is initiated by ignition.
Pyrotechnic special-effect material means a chemical mixture used in the entertainment industry to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation. Such chemical mixture predominantly consists of solids capable of producing a controlled, self-sustaining and self-contained exothermic chemical reaction that results in heat, gas, sound, light or a combination of these effects. The chemical reaction functions without external oxygen.
(Code 1968, § 10-14; Ord. No. 2013-4, 2-19-2013)
Source: City of Oxford, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/oxford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH38FIPRPR_ARTIITECO_DIV2FIPRCO_S38-54DEFetched: 11/1/2026