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If you break the law by using illegal fireworks, you could end up being arrested or behind bars in a State prison!
Many know them by names. Star lights, helicopter flyers, cylindrical fountains, flaming wheels,firecrackers, M80's, torches...
On behalf of all Law Enforcement, Fire Departments, Your local Bail Bonds Agents, and defense attorneys... Be safe and sane when using any type of fireworks.
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Fireworks or "pyrotechnicals" play a major role in our Nation's Celebration of Independence.
But laws vary greatly from state to state and county to county as to which, if any fireworks are approved for public or private use. There are minimum age requirements in some states.
You can check your local and national state laws on approved fireworks, along with other vital information regarding a safe Holiday Fireworks display by clicking on any state listed in the Arrested FireCracker Links. (Located to the Right.)
Remeber, Do not combine Alcohol with driving, or while using fireworks.
PEACE...
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CLICK ON A STATE FOR LOCAL FIREWORKS LAWS.
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TO REPORT A FIRE OR MIS-USE OF FIREWORKS, CALL
911 EMERGENCY!
ARRESTED FIRECRACKER LINKS
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| Alabama |
Items that comply with regulations of the CPSC,
DOT definitions, and trick no... |
| Alaska |
Roman candles, skyrockets, helicopter rockets,
cylindrical and cone fountains, wheels, torches,
colored fire, dipped sticks, mines and shells. Prohibited... |
| Arizona |
Novelty items ONLY! NO Skyrockets or... |
| Arkansas |
Roman candles, skyrockets, helicopter rockets,
cylindrical and cone fountains, wheels, torches,
colored fire, dipped sticks, mines and shells,
firecrackers with soft casings, and novelties (size
limitations specified...) |
| California |
Consumer Fireworks not specifically prohibited but... |
| Colorado |
Cylindrical and cone fountain, ground spinner, torches and colored fire, dipped stick and sparkler, snakes and... |
| Connecticut |
Hand-held and ground based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and... |
| Delaware |
No consumer fireworks are permitted in
Delaware. Display permit... |
| Florida |
Hand-held and ground based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and non-aerial, and do not contain more than 100 grams of... |
| Georgia |
Georgia-Sparklers up to 100 grams each; fountains (items that say 'Emits Showers of Sparks' up to 200 grams total for... |
| Hawaii |
Items that comply with regulations of CPSC and DOT definitions. Permit required for each 5000 individual... |
| Idaho |
Non-aerial fireworks devices, such as ground spinners, fountains, sparklers and... |
| Illinois |
Sparklers, snake/glow worm pellets, smoke devices,
trick noisemakers, and plastic... |
| Indiana |
Consumer fireworks that comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Commission. |
| Iowa |
Gold sparklers containing no magnesium, chlorate or perchlorate, flitter sparkler not more that ⅛ in diameter... |
| Kansas |
All pyrotechnic devices classified as consumer fireworks by DOT, except... |
| Kentucky |
Ground and hand-held sparkling devices (dipped stick sparkler, cylindrical and cone fountain, illuminating torch, wheel, ground spinner... |
| Louisiana |
Consumer fireworks as defined by DOT and the
CPSC. Cylindrical fountains, cone fountains,
illuminating torches, pyrotechnic wheel devices... |
| Maine |
Sparklers without magnesium, chlorates or
perchlorate, and plastic and paper caps... |
| Maryland |
Sparklers containing no chlorates or perchlorates, ground based sparkling devices that are non-aerial non-explosive, and... |
| Massachusetts |
SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED INCLUDES: Firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, flares,
candles, bombs, sparklers... |
| Michigan |
Sparklers containing not more than .0125 lbs (0-2 oz) of pyrotechnic composition, flitter sparklers, cone and... |
| Minnesota |
Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic composition per item. Ground-based sparkling devices which are.. |
| Mississippi |
Consumer fireworks as defined by the DOT... |
| Missouri |
Consumer Fireworks in compliance with the regulations of... |
| Montana |
Items meeting the CPSC requirements, except for items specifically prohibited... |
| Nebraska |
Novelty items, snakes, and sparklers do not require a permit to be sold in Nebraska.... |
| Nevada |
Fireworks designated as consumer fireworks... |
| New Hampshire |
Cone and cylindrical fountain, ground spinner, party popper, snake/glow worm snapper, wheel. not regulated as... |
| New Jersey |
NONE! Specifically Prohibited include Torpedoes, Firecrackers, phosphorus salt and.... |
| New Mexico |
All items that comply with the requirements of the CPSC, except stick-type rockets having a tube less than... |
| New York |
NONE. Prohibited specifically includes sparklers, bombs and... |
| North Carolina |
Sparklers, fountains, smoke devices, snake and glow worms, trick noisemakers, and ... |
| North Dakota |
Star lights, helicopter flyers, cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, wheels, torches and... |
| Ohio |
Sparklers, trick noisemakers & novelties are exempt under Ohio law. Other consumer fireworks may be sold to Ohio residents upon execution of... |
| Oklahoma |
All fireworks meeting the requirements of the CPSC,unless ... |
| Oregon |
Consumer fireworks obtained from an Oregon permitted retail stand, such as... |
| Pennsylvania |
Sparklers, toy pistols, or other devices in which paper caps are used which contain .25 grains or... |
| Rhode Island |
NONE! Specifically prohibited items include... |
| South Carolina |
Items meeting requirements of the CPSC except... |
| South Dakota |
All fireworks that comply with CPSC regulations except for those.... |
| Tennessee |
Items meeting CPSC requirements. Illegal mail order... |
| Texas |
All fireworks meeting requirements of CPSC and DOT Consumer Fireworks definitions, except for small rockets (less than 4 gms propellant, and casings less than... |
| Utah |
Cylindrical and cone fountains (effects no higher than 15’,) wheels with no more than 6 drivers, ground spinners, flitter sparklers, smoke devices, wire sparklers under 12” in length, party poppers, trick noisemakers, ground chasers that do not travel more than 10 feet laterally, snakes, and... |
| Vermont |
Sparklers less than 14” long with no more than 20 grams of pyrotechnic mixture. Novelty sparkling items limited to... |
| Virginia |
Sparklers, fountains, pharaoh’s serpents, pinwheels, and... |
| Washington State |
As defined by DOT not specifically prohibited or unless prohibited by local... |
| Washington DC |
Toy paper caps containing not more than 0.25 grainof explosive composition per cap, sparklers less than20”in length, torches, box fire, fountains and... |
| West Virginia |
Allows Sparkling devices (fountains, wire sparklers, trick noisemakers, smoke devices, snakes but not... |
| Wisconsin |
Approved fireworks include: Cylinder fountains, cone fountains, sparklers containing no magnesium, chlorate or perchlorate; snakes containing no mercury and... |
| Wyoming |
Consumer Fireworks meeting requirements of CPSC. NO SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED FIREWORKS IN WYOMING! |
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