1. Ban
the private use of fireworks and public displays except
for three festival days per year (plus Saturday nearest
to each festival day). (I.e. in UK, November 5th, New Year
and Diwali)
2. Fireworks
that bang and rise more than 2 metres (average garden fence
height) would be banned outright for use by the public.
Only bang-free ground based fireworks (with a dispersal
range of no more than 2 metres) could be sold to / used
by the public - and only sold for two weeks prior to festival
days (see 1.).
3. Outside
of festival days - the public would be able to apply for
a private party / wedding reception licence (restricted
to one licence per household per year). With this one-day
licence, the licence holder would be able to purchase no-bang
ground fireworks from licensed all-year firework shops.
(These shops will not be allowed to supply loud / aerial
fireworks to the general public at any time - see 2.)
4. Sensible
restrictions should also apply to professionally organized
public displays. For example, enforcing a maximum threshold
on noise:
No public firework displays louder than 85db.
Locations of displays must be carefully planned (and revised),
whereby they can only take place in open, strictly designated
areas least likely to affect wildlife. Displays must be
a minimum distance of around 1.5 km from rural habitat areas
such as trees, woodlands, heathlands etc. and at least 2km
from stables, zoos and farm animal locations.
