Columbia County, FL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Sec. 46-72 declares a state of emergency in the county due to extremely dry drought conditions and the threat of property loss and injury, adopted under the county's F.S. Sec. 252.38 emergency authority and extendable in seven-day increments as necessary. Building on that declaration, Sec. 46-73 makes it unlawful, during the declared emergency, for any person, firm, copartnership or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, use or explode any fireworks, or to display or explode fireworks or sparklers that are not specifically authorized and permitted by the board of county commissioners.

Fireworks are defined broadly in Sec. 46-71 to track F.S. Sec. 791.01(4)(a), covering explosive or combustible compositions producing a visible or audible effect, including firecrackers, skyrockets, Roman candles and torpedoes. A sparkler is separately defined as a hand-held or ground-based device emitting sparks without exploding, containing no more than 100 grams of the spark-producing compound; a sparkler lacking state fire marshal approval is reclassified as fireworks and falls under the same restriction. The sheriff or another authorized law enforcement officer may seize any fireworks or sparklers offered or exposed for sale in violation of the article, at the owner's expense, under Sec. 46-73(b).