Independent of the usual "Kalifornia" thing, I wonder how many counties in the U.S. have similar ordinances. As mentioned in the article, Sac County isn't exactly alone in an ordinance of this type...and rather than lamenting the "sudden loss of freedom" for an ordinance that's been on the books for years someplace, I'd like to see how common this is and how many people are actually cited every year in those locations.
If city and County personnel's idea of zero tolerance toward fireworks that are illegal means they don't actually do anything, then I wonder how often people whose brain synapse actually fires get fined for extended work on a vehicle in an enclosed garage.