Wis. Stat. §167.10 requires a user's permit for nearly all consumer fireworks (firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, aerial repeaters). Permits issued by the mayor, village president, or town chairperson — or designee — where use will occur. Sparklers under 36 inches, snakes, smoke bombs, caps, and small fountains are exempt.
Under Wis. Stat. §167.10(1), 'fireworks' means anything manufactured for exploding, emitting sparks, or combustion that has no other common use, but excludes: sparklers on a wire/wood stick not exceeding 36 inches, toy snakes without mercury, smoke devices with less than 1/4 grain explosive mixture, caps with less than 1/4 grain per cap, model rocket engines, and certain DOT Division 1.4 fountains and cones. §167.10(3) requires a user's permit for all non-exempt fireworks, issued by the mayor of a city, president of a village, or chair of a town (or designee) — minors cannot receive permits. Possession or use without a permit is a violation. Brown County itself does not issue user's permits; the City of Green Bay, De Pere, and each town/village issues its own. Local ordinances may further restrict items state law permits.
Wis. Stat. §167.10(9) — first offense forfeiture not to exceed $1,000; subsequent offenses or use causing damage may carry higher penalties or criminal charges.
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