Auburn, AL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Sec. 13-10(a) is an outright citywide ban: it is unlawful for any person, within Auburn's city limits, to sell, give away, or discharge firecrackers, skyrockets, Roman candles, or fireworks of any kind. There is no personal-use carve-out for backyard fireworks, sparklers, or novelty items in the section; the only exception under Sec. 13-10(b) covers special fireworks used by the city itself or by a private individual or company that has contracted with a licensed and bonded pyrotechnic company for a public display. Even that display must follow the rules of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the State Fire Marshal, and the sponsor must first apply to the office of the city manager and get permission from the city council for each individual event, meaning a single approval does not cover repeat shows.

Because the ban reaches sale as well as discharge, a retailer cannot lawfully sell consumer fireworks inside city limits even if the buyer intends to set them off elsewhere, and the ordinance covers the full range of common fireworks types by name rather than leaving room for smaller novelty devices. The section sits in Chapter 13, Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses, and cross-references the city's fire prevention standards in Sec. , which the fire marshal also enforces.