Bend, OR Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Bend Code § 5.30.000
- Rule
- sale, possession, use all banned
- Exception
- exempt fireworks; State-permitted displays
- Penalty
- Class A, up to $750.00
- City power
- confiscate and destroy at owner's expense
Summary
In the City of Bend, selling, offering for sale, possessing or using fireworks is banned outright, with only narrow exceptions for legally exempt fireworks and displays holding a State Fire Marshal general fireworks display permit. The City can confiscate and destroy fireworks found in violation, and a violation is a Class A civil infraction.
A. The sale, offer for sale, possession, and use of fireworks, other than exempt fireworks, is prohibited within the City of Bend.
B. Fireworks displays that have been issued a State Fire Marshal general fireworks display permit are exempt from the prohibitions of this chapter.
C. The City may confiscate, destroy, remove, or have removed at the owner’s expense all fireworks in violation of this section, when necessary for the preservation of public safety.
D. “Fireworks,” “fireworks display,” and “exempt fireworks” have the meanings defined in ORS 480.111.
E. Violation of this section is a Class A civil infraction.
Full Breakdown
000(A) prohibits the sale, offer for sale, possession, and use of fireworks, other than exempt fireworks, within the City of Bend, making Bend one of the stricter jurisdictions in the wildfire-prone Central Oregon high desert. 000(B): a fireworks display that has been issued a State Fire Marshal general fireworks display permit is exempt from the ban. 111, so the small class of consumer items Oregon law treats as exempt (non-explosive, non-aerial items like sparklers and snakes) remain legal in Bend while anything aerial or explosive is not.
30's separate Wildfire Hazard Zone designation covering much of the city. 40 civil infraction procedure, the same process used for the rest of Bend Code Title 5.
Violations & Fines
Selling, possessing or using non-exempt fireworks in the City of Bend is a Class A civil infraction under Bend Code 5.30.000(E), carrying a civil penalty up to $750.00 under Bend Code 1.40.080, and the City may separately confiscate and destroy the fireworks at the owner's expense under Bend Code 5.30.000(C).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
- [1]Bend Code
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