Consumer fireworks are illegal in Bergenfield under New Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq.). Only ground-based, non-aerial sparklers, snakes/glow worms, smoke devices, and party poppers are permitted under P.L. 2017, c. 92. Aerial fireworks, firecrackers, Roman candles, and bottle rockets remain banned.
Bergenfield does not have a separate fireworks ordinance more permissive than state law; New Jersey's Explosives and Fireworks Act (N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq.) governs. The 2017 amendment (P.L. 2017, c. 92) legalized only non-aerial, non-explosive ground-based 'sparkling devices' for persons 16 and older — hand-held/standing sparklers, snakes/glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers. Firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, sky rockets, mortars, and aerial shells remain illegal under N.J.S.A. 21:3-2. Public displays require a permit from the municipal governing body and must be conducted by a licensed pyrotechnician approved by the police and fire chiefs. Bergenfield Fire Prevention (Ch. 157) adopts the NJ Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70).
Possession or use of illegal fireworks is a petty disorderly persons offense — up to 30 days jail and a fine up to $500. Sale or possession with intent to sell is a fourth-degree crime — up to 18 months in prison and fines up to $10,000.
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