Ann Arbor, MI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- § 9:266
- Legal basis
- Michigan Fireworks Safety Act
- Allowed hours
- 8am-11:59pm on holidays, +/-1 day
- New Year's
- Extra midnight-1am window
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 90 days jail
Summary
Ann Arbor limits consumer fireworks to set hours on New Year's Day and other national holidays, plus the day before and after each; any other ignition, discharge, or use is banned under City Code § 9:266.
No person shall ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks, as defined in the Michigan fireworks safety act, Act No. 256 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2011 (MCL 28.451 et seq.), as amended from time to time ("the Act"), except of the type and under the conditions permitted by this section and the Act.(2)A person may ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks, as defined in the Act, on the following days during the hours specified:(a)Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 1:00 a.m. and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Day; and(b)Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on the day of all other national holidays, as well as on the day preceding and the day after New Year's Day and all other national holidays. Any other ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks is prohibited.
(Ord. No. 82-92, § 1, 12-7-92; Ord. No. 13-14, § 1, 6-17-13; Ord. No. 21-39, §§ 1, 2, 12-20-21)
9:267. - Possession of knives. No person, while in a public place, shall wear on their person or carry in their clothing any knife, sword or machete having a blade longer than 4 inches, or, in the case of a knife with a mechanism to lock the blade in place when opened, longer than 3 inches, except as follows:
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
Section 9:266 of the Weapons and Explosives chapter allows igniting, discharging, or using consumer fireworks, as defined by Michigan's fireworks safety act, MCL 28.451 et seq., only between 8:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on national holidays (New Year's, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) and on the day before and after each; New Year's Day also allows a midnight-to-1 a.m. window. Any other ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks is prohibited outright.
Violations & Fines
Section 9:266 states no penalty of its own, so it falls to City Code § 1:13's default: a fine up to $500.00 and/or up to 90 days in jail, with each day of unlawful use a separate offense.
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