Catoosa County, GA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Article V of Chapter 19 authorizes Catoosa County to license temporary retail fireworks stands in the unincorporated county under the framework the Georgia General Assembly set out at O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq. Sec. 19-66 states that no retail sales of consumer fireworks from a temporary stand may occur without first obtaining the license and special use permit required by this article, and it separately requires the stand's location to meet the use provisions or other requirements of the Catoosa County Unified Development Code, Appendix A of the Official Code of Catoosa County.

That location check ties the fireworks permit directly into the county's zoning appendix rather than leaving siting to the seller's discretion. Sec. 19-67 assigns administration to a specific department: the Catoosa County Fire Department is designated as the county department responsible for receiving license and special use permit applications, for issuance of licenses and special use permits, and for the collection and distribution of license and special use permit fees. The fees themselves are capped by state law; the county charges the maximum fees authorized by O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq. for local governments.

Sec. 19-68 folds in a compliance clause: every stand must also satisfy all requirements of the state fireworks statute, no license issues without proof of that state-level compliance, and if any part of the county's own article is ever found to exceed what O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 authorizes, that part is automatically repealed rather than left in force. Fee revenue collected under the article can only be spent for purposes the state statute authorizes.