Carver County, MN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 91.05(F)(2)
- Covers
- firecrackers, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets
- Requires
- Board authorization or approved use permit
- Enforced by
- Carver County Sheriff's Office
- Penalty class
- misdemeanor under § 91.99
- Applies to
- county park property only
Summary
In Carver County's park system, setting off fireworks or other pyrotechnics is banned outright unless the Parks Board authorizes it in advance or issues a use permit. The rule sits alongside the county's firearms and dangerous-weapons ban inside park boundaries.
Set off or attempt to set off or ignite any firecracker, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns, or other pyrotechnics without authorization from either the Board or by use permit approved by the Board.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-20: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 111-2025, passed 7-25-25).
Full Breakdown
" Subdivision (F)(2) makes it unlawful for any person to set off or attempt to set off or ignite any firecracker, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns, or other pyrotechnics inside a county park without authorization from either the Board or by use permit approved by the Board. The chapter, enacted under Minn. Stat. Chapter 398, covers all county park property, including parks around lakes such as Lake Minnewashta and Lake Waconia, but does not reach fireworks use on private property or inside cities such as Chaska or Chanhassen, which set their own rules.
04(B). 10(A) and can issue citations, eject violators from the park, and seize any pyrotechnics found in violation. Because the rule sits inside the parks chapter, it applies specifically to county park land, not to unincorporated Carver County generally; separate state fire-marshal rules and municipal codes govern fireworks use elsewhere in the county.
Violations & Fines
Setting off fireworks in a county park without Board authorization or a use permit is a misdemeanor under § 91.99, tied to Minn. Stat. § 398.34 and § 609.02(3). The Sheriff's Office can eject the violator, issue a citation, and confiscate the pyrotechnics on the spot; fines collected go into the County Park Fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set off fireworks at a Carver County park picnic?
Who enforces the fireworks ban in county parks?
Does this ban apply outside county parks?
Sources & Official References
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