Fire Regulations in Dorchester County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Dorchester County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Fireworks
Dorchester County limits when fireworks may be set off in the unincorporated county. Ordinance § 28-7 bans discharging ICC Class C consumer fireworks between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., with later hours allowed on New Year's Eve and July 4th, and it fines violators up to $100 per offense.
Dorchester County Fireworks Discharge Hours
Some RestrictionsDorchester County Code § 28-7
(a)The discharge of fireworks (ICC Class C "Common Fireworks") as that term is defined in S.C. Code Ann. § 23-15-10 within unincorporated Dorchester County is declared a public nuisance and infraction and is prohibited after 10:00 p.m. and before 10:00 a.m. the following day except as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) below.(b)On New Year's Eve day beginning at 10:00 a.m. the discharge of fi...
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