Leon County, FL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Fireworks in Florida are controlled almost entirely by state law, not by county ordinance, and a review of the Code of Laws of Leon County on Municode found no county-specific fireworks chapter. The controlling law is Florida Statutes Chapter 791. Section 791.02 makes it unlawful to offer for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks except as the chapter allows, while sparklers and other novelties approved under section 791.01 may be sold and used year-round. The 2020 fireworks law, codified at Florida Statutes section 791.08 ('Use during designated holidays; exemption'), provides that the chapter does not prohibit the use of fireworks 'solely and exclusively during a designated holiday,' which the statute defines as New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), and New Year's Eve (December 31). Section 791.08 expressly states it is not intended to supersede local government regulation of fireworks, and it bars a homeowners' association from abrogating a homeowner's right to use fireworks on those holidays. Supervised public displays still require a permit from the county commission or municipality under section 791.02, granted after a 15-day-advance application approved by the fire and police chiefs.