Conway, AR Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Retail sale
- Prohibited citywide
- Personal discharge
- Prohibited citywide
- Authorized exception
- Mayor/Council-ordered public display only
- Fine range
- $250 to $500
- Per-transaction counting
- Each retail sale is a separate offense
- Enforcing agencies
- Conway Fire and Police Departments
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, discharging or selling fireworks is prohibited citywide. Only a Mayor- or City Council-authorized public display run by qualified operators is allowed, and violators face misdemeanor fines up to $500.
7.16.01 - Firing of regulated. The discharge, firing or use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, roman candles, or other fireworks or substances designed and intended for pyrotechnic display, and of pistols, canes, cannons, or other appliances, using blank cartridges or caps containing chlorate of potash mixture, is hereby prohibited. Provided, however, that the Mayor or city council may order the public display of fireworks by properly qualified individuals. ... 7.16.02 - Sale of prohibited. The sale of fireworks at retail is hereby prohibited. The chief of the fire department may, at his discretion, remove or have removed, at the owner's expense, all stocks of fireworks or other combustibles exposed for sale, or held in violation hereof. ... 7.16.03 - Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of sections 7.16.01 and 7.16.02 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each retail transaction may be considered a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 7.16.01 prohibits the discharge, firing or use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, roman candles, or other fireworks or pyrotechnic substances, along with pistols, canes or cannons firing blank cartridges or caps containing a chlorate of potash mixture. The only exception is a public fireworks display ordered by the Mayor or City Council and run by properly qualified individuals, and even then the display must be located and conducted so it is not hazardous to surrounding property or dangerous to any person, as judged by the fire chief.
Section 7.16.02 separately bans retail sale of fireworks within the city, and authorizes the fire chief to remove, at the seller's expense, any stock of fireworks or combustibles exposed for sale or held in violation of the chapter. Because both the discharge ban and the sale ban trace to Ordinance No. A-61 while the penalty was later set by Ordinance No. O-01-67, enforcement runs through the Conway Fire Department and Conway Police Department under Chapter 7.16 of Title 7, Public Peace, Safety and Morals.
Violations & Fines
Section 7.16.03 makes violating either the discharge ban (§ 7.16.01) or the sale ban (§ 7.16.02) a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500. Each retail transaction of fireworks may be charged as a separate offense, so a vendor selling to multiple customers can face multiple counts.
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