Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, Livermore will now hold the property owner or hosts of gatherings where fireworks are discharged, responsible for their guests' actions even if they can't be identified.
- aiming to hold hosts of social gatherings responsible when the person who sets off a firework cannot be identified.
Smith said officers can use their own observations, witness statements or other information to issue a citation of up to $500. "You always have people that have fireworks so middle of the night fireworks or bottle rockets just pop off," Medina said.ABC7 spoke to residents in downtown Livermore who say they support cracking down on fireworks - but citing the property owner or host isn't right.
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