Fireworks Laws
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Alabama Fireworks Laws (2026): Legal Fireworks, Age Rules, Penalties
Alabama allows Class C consumer fireworks statewide, no sale-date window, minors 16+ unless with an adult. See device limits, penalties, and local rules.
Alaska Fireworks Laws (2026): Age-18 Minimum, No Sale Window
Alaska sets an 18-year purchaser age minimum under 13 AAC 50.025, no calendar sale window, and permit-based retail sales under AS 18.72. Read the rules.
Arizona Fireworks Laws (2026): Legal Devices, Local Rules, Penalties
Arizona allows ten ground-based device categories statewide; cities may add sale/use date limits and a curfew. See the age-16 rule and penalties.
Arkansas Fireworks Laws (2026): Dates, Sparklers, Penalties
Arkansas fireworks are legal June 13-July 10 and Dec 10-Jan 5 (2025 date change); sparklers are legal year-round. Age 12+. Penalties and where you can't light.
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California Fireworks Laws: Sale Dates, Ages & Penalties (2026)
California sets a statewide nine-day fireworks sale window, age minimums, and steep penalties by law, and cities or counties can ban them entirely on top of that.
Colorado Fireworks Laws (2026): Permissible Fireworks, Penalties
Colorado allows only "permissible fireworks," a novelty subset. Furnishing to a minor is a petty offense: up to $300 fine, up to 10 days in jail.
Connecticut Fireworks Laws (2026): Ban, Age 16+ Exception
Connecticut bans fireworks except sparklers/fountains under 100g for adults 16+ (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-357). Read the exception, permits, and what's banned.
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DC Fireworks Laws: Permitted List, Licensing, Penalties
DC only allows a narrow list of fireworks like sparklers under 20 inches. Selling requires two permits and a bond; violations carry up to $2,000 and 90 days in jail.
Delaware Fireworks Laws (2026): Sparklers, Novelties, Dates
Delaware bans true fireworks but allows sparklers and novelties for adults 18+: 30-day sale window, use limited to 4 set dates (16 Del. C. Sec. 6901).
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Fireworks Laws by State (2026): What Is Legal, Sale Dates, Penalties
See what fireworks are legal in your state: sale windows, use dates, age limits, local-option rules, and penalties compared across all 50 states plus DC.
Florida Fireworks Laws (2026): Sparklers vs. Holiday Rules
Florida's sparklers and novelties are legal year-round (Fla. Stat. § 791.01); real fireworks get a separate holiday exemption (§ 791.08) on 3 dates.
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Georgia Fireworks Laws (2026): Legal Statewide, No Local Ban
Georgia allows consumer fireworks statewide for adults 18+ and bars local bans (O.C.G.A. § 36-60-24). Hours, banned devices, licensing, and 2024 felony tier.
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Hawaii Fireworks Laws (2026): Permits, Use Windows, and Penalties
Hawaii requires a license or permit for every fireworks category (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 132D-7), plus fixed windows and a purchase permit for consumer fireworks.
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Idaho Fireworks Laws (2026): What's Legal and When
Idaho allows only nonaerial common fireworks for consumer use June 23-July 5 and Dec 26-Jan 1 under Idaho Code 39-2606. Read the windows, permits, and penalty.
Illinois Fireworks Laws (2026): Are They Legal?
Illinois bans retail sale of consumer and display fireworks (425 ILCS 35/2); the only path is a consumer-display permit. Novelties like sparklers stay legal.
Indiana Fireworks Laws (2026): Hours, Ages, Penalties
Indiana allows consumer fireworks statewide, age 18+ (IC 22-11-14-8). Default hours 9am-11pm, local floors, and a penalty ladder up to a Level 5 felony.
Iowa Fireworks Laws (2026): Dates, Age, Penalties
Iowa consumer fireworks: use June 1-July 8 and Dec 10-Jan 3, 9am-10pm (extended July 4/New Year's). Buy/sell age 18+. Seller licensing, local option, penalties.
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Kansas Fireworks Laws (2026): Season, License, Penalties
Kansas fireworks are legal statewide under K.S.A. 31-503 licensing, but bottle rockets are banned. Seasonal sale runs June 20-July 7. Age, permits, penalties.
Kentucky Fireworks Laws (2026): Consumer, Display, Penalties
Kentucky consumer fireworks: sale to minors banned under KRS 227.715. Aerial/audible devices need 18+, 200 ft from structures. Display fireworks need a local permit.
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Louisiana Fireworks Laws (2026): Dates, Bans, Penalties
Louisiana permissible fireworks sell June 16-July 5 and Dec 15-Jan 1 under La. R.S. 51:652. Cherry bombs and sky lanterns are banned. Age, permits, penalties.
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Maine Fireworks Laws (2026): Age 21, Hours, Penalties
Maine consumer fireworks need a licensed, federally-permitted seller and a buyer 21+. Use is 9am-10pm (extended July 4/New Year's) under 8 M.R.S. 223-A.
Maryland Fireworks Laws (2026): Permit-Only, Age 16
Maryland fireworks are permit-only under Public Safety 10-104/10-110. Only chlorate-free sparklers and CPSC ground devices are exempt, sold to age 16+.
Massachusetts Fireworks Laws (2026): Full Ban Explained
Massachusetts bans all consumer fireworks, including sparklers, under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, Section 39. See the toy-cap exception and the penalties.
Michigan Fireworks Laws (2026): Certificate Rules and Local Hours
Michigan allows consumer fireworks statewide via certificate-holding retailers. Local governments control discharge hours only, not sale, plus penalty rules.
Minnesota Fireworks Laws (2026): Ban, Sparkler Exception, Permits
Minnesota bans most fireworks. Only capped-weight sparklers and novelty items are legal at 18+, and cities may charge a fee but cannot block their retail sale.
Mississippi Fireworks Laws (2026): New 2025 Sale Window and Penalty
Mississippi allows Class C common fireworks. A 2025 law widened the sale window to May 23-July 12 and Dec 5-Jan 9, and downgraded the penalty to a misdemeanor.
Missouri Fireworks Laws (2026): Permits, Windows, Banned Devices
Missouri allows permissible consumer fireworks via annual or seasonal retail permits. Cherry bombs and M-80s are banned and possessing them is a felony.
Montana Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale Windows and Penalties
Montana allows permissible fireworks June 24-July 5 and Dec 29-31. Violating the chapter is a misdemeanor: $100-$500 fine and/or 30 days to 6 months in jail.
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Nebraska Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale Windows, Sparkler Rule
Nebraska allows consumer fireworks inside city or village limits, June 24-July 5 and Dec 28-Jan 1. Wire sparklers are excluded by statute; confirm the current rule.
Nevada Fireworks Laws (2026): County-by-County Regulation
Nevada has no statewide fireworks law. Counties decide under NRS 244.367, with a state civil-penalty band. Clark and Washoe County set their own rules.
New Hampshire Fireworks Laws (2026): Age 21, Local Option, Sparkler Ban
New Hampshire allows permissible fireworks statewide by default under RSA 160-C, but towns can opt out, chlorate sparklers are banned, and buyers must be 21.
New Jersey Fireworks Laws (2026): Novelties-Only, Age 16
New Jersey bans most fireworks but allows sparklers and novelty devices under N.J.S.A. 21:3-2(b)(2) for anyone 16 or older. See caps, penalties, and permits.
New Mexico Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale Windows and Age 16
New Mexico permits aerial and ground fireworks under N.M. Stat. Ann. 60-2C-7, but sale is limited to fixed calendar windows and buyers must be at least 16.
New York Fireworks Laws (2026): Sparkling Devices Outside NYC
New York allows sparkling devices outside New York City under Penal Law 270.00, sold only June 1-July 5 and Dec 26-Jan 2; true fireworks stay banned statewide.
North Carolina Fireworks Laws (2026): Novelties-Only, Age 16
North Carolina bans most fireworks under G.S. 14-410 but exempts six novelty categories, sparklers and noisemakers, for buyers 16 and older.
North Dakota Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale Windows, Ages, Penalties
North Dakota lets licensed retailers sell fireworks to buyers 12+ during two seasonal windows. See the device list, sale dates, penalties, and local rules.
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Ohio Fireworks Laws (2026): Ten Discharge Days, Local Option
Ohio allows year-round licensed purchase of 1.4G fireworks but limits discharge to ten days under R.C. 3743.45; cities and counties can restrict further.
Oklahoma Fireworks Laws (2026): Year-Round Sale, Local Option
Oklahoma permits consumer fireworks statewide under Okla. Stat. tit. 68, 1623. A 2026 law repealed the sale windows and skyrocket ban; localities can restrict.
Oregon Fireworks Laws (2026): Ban, Permit Window, Penalties
Oregon bans fireworks by default under ORS 480.120, then permits a narrow consumer list June 23-July 6. Civil AND criminal misdemeanor penalties both apply.
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Pennsylvania Fireworks Laws (2026): Age, Hours, Penalties
Pennsylvania allows broad consumer fireworks statewide for adults 18+. Municipalities can set hours but never on July 2-4, Dec 31, or Memorial/Labor Day.
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Rhode Island Fireworks Laws (2026): Permits and Penalties
Rhode Island bans display and aerial fireworks without a state permit and fire-marshal certificate. Novelties are legal at 16. Felony penalties up to 5 years.
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South Carolina Fireworks Laws (2026): Two Statutes, Penalties
South Carolina permits licensed CPSC/APA 87-1 consumer fireworks year-round, but a separate 2-grain loud-device ban carries up to $10,000 and 2 years.
South Dakota Fireworks Laws (2026): Windows, Forest Ban
South Dakota allows licensed consumer fireworks June 27-July 5 and Dec 28-Jan 1 only, no sales midnight-7am, and bans all fireworks in Black Hills forests.
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Tennessee Fireworks Laws (2026): Windows, Age, Penalties
Tennessee allows Class C fireworks statewide. Seasonal retailers sell June 20-July 5 and Dec 10-Jan 2; year-round retailers sell anytime. Age 16 to buy.
Texas Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale Windows, Penalties
Texas allows Fireworks 1.4G statewide. Two 2025 laws conflict on section 2154.202(g)'s third sale window; base dates are June 24-July 4 and Dec 20-Jan 1.
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Utah Fireworks Laws (2026): Dates, Hours, and Penalties
Utah allows fireworks June 24-July 25, Dec 29-31, and Chinese New Year's eve under Code 53-7-225. Cities generally cannot ban discharge in legal windows.
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Vermont Fireworks Laws (2026): Permits, Sparklers, and Penalties
Vermont requires federal and municipal permits for nearly all fireworks under 20 V.S.A. 3132. Only compliant sparklers and a few novelty items are exempt.
Virginia Fireworks Laws (2026): Permissible Devices and Penalties
Virginia allows only defined "permissible fireworks" like fountains and wheels under Va. Code Ann. 27-95. Firecrackers and skyrockets require a display permit.
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Washington Fireworks Laws (2026): Sale and Discharge Windows
Washington sets separate sale and discharge windows for consumer fireworks under RCW 70.77.395, bans four device classes outright, and sets a purchase age of 16.
West Virginia Fireworks Laws (2026): Categories and the Age Gap
West Virginia allows consumer fireworks, sparkling devices, novelties, and toy caps year-round, but the age-18 purchase floor names only consumer fireworks.
Wisconsin Fireworks Laws (2026): Permits, Storage, Penalties
Wisconsin exempts only enumerated novelty items under Wis. Stat. 167.10(1). Everything else needs a permit; violations carry forfeitures up to $1,000 or a felony.
Wyoming Fireworks Laws (2026): The County Opt-In System
Wyoming bans fireworks statewide by default under Wyo. Stat. 35-10-202. A county can authorize or reban sale only through a countywide election.