1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts is the only U.S. state with a complete ban on consumer fireworks. Under MGL Chapter 148, Section 39, no person may sell, possess, or use any fireworks in Barnstable County, including sparklers, firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, and party poppers. Only licensed pyrotechnicians with a State Fire Marshal permit and local fire-chief approval may conduct public displays. Cape Cod National Seashore separately prohibits fireworks on all federal beach lands.
MGL Chapter 148, Section 39
No person shall sell, or keep or offer for sale, or have in his possession, or under his control, or use, or explode, or cause to explode, any combustible or explosive composition or substance... Whoever shall sell or keep for sale or offer for sale any fireworks in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or b...
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