1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
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Middlesex County, NJ does not regulate fireworks separately — state law preempts. Aerial and explosive consumer fireworks (firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars) remain illegal under N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq. The 2017 amendment (P.L. 2017 c. 92) legalized only ground-based, non-explosive items: hand-held sparklers, snakes, glow worms, smoke devices, and party poppers, for buyers age 16 and over. Public displays require a permit under N.J.S.A. 21:3-3.
3 cities in Middlesex County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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