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17.43.100 Fires and Fireworks Prohibited.

Label: City code section
  1. A. No person may light any fire in any pedestrian plaza, except in areas and/or facilities designated by the City Administrator for such use and in conformance with all applicable laws.
  2. B. No person may possess or ignite any fireworks in any pedestrian plaza.
  3. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of Portland City Code, a person who violates this Section will not be subject to exclusion under these rules, or to criminal enforcement under Section 1.01.140 of Portland City Code. Rather, any person violating this Section will be required to leave the pedestrian plaza in which the offense occurred for the remainder of the day. Enforcement will be administered by Police. All Portland Police Bureau Officers, including all Transit Officers, are authorized to enforce pedestrian plaza rules.
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