Minnesota bans aerial and explosive fireworks statewide. Only ground-based, non-explosive sparkling items (sparklers, cones, fountains) are legal. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, and Roman candles are illegal everywhere in Dakota County. Cities may restrict or ban even the legal items.
Under Minn. Stat. 624.20-624.25, legal consumer fireworks are limited to non-aerial, non-explosive items: wire or wood sparklers up to 100 grams, other sparkling tubes with 75 grams or less per tube, snakes, glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers. Anything that flies (bottle rockets, aerials) or explodes (firecrackers, Roman candles) is illegal for consumers statewide. Buyers must be 18+ with photo ID, and use on public property is prohibited. Dakota County sets no separate fireworks rule; enforcement and any tighter limits are handled by your city (Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, Hastings, Apple Valley).
Illegal fireworks are a petty misdemeanor to misdemeanor under state law; police may seize items and issue citations. Local ordinances may add fines.
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