All fireworks are illegal in Davis, including 'safe and sane' items and sparklers. Davis Municipal Code Article 13.02 bans manufacture, sale, possession for sale, and discharge citywide. Only professional displays authorized by the City Council are permitted.
Davis Municipal Code Article 13.02 prohibits fireworks citywide. Section 13.02.010 defines fireworks broadly, including firecrackers, rockets, roman candles, toy pistols, sparklers, and squibs, so no 'safe and sane' category is exempt. Manufacture and possession or display for sale are prohibited, and use or discharge within the city is prohibited. Public pyrotechnic displays are allowed only when authorized by resolution of the City Council, controlled by qualified operators, and approved by the fire chief. Section 27.03.100 separately bans fireworks in any city open space. Enforcement is by the City of Davis Fire Department and Police, with administrative citations under Chapter 1, Article 1.02.
Manufacturing, selling, possessing for sale, using, or discharging fireworks violates Article 13.02. Enforcement is by administrative citation under Chapter 1, Article 1.02, plus seizure; discharge can also be charged under state law (Health and Safety Code Section 12500).
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
davis-ca
Davis Municipal Code Chapter 40 regulates fence height and placement under section 40.27.060 but does not, in the zoning provisions reviewed, expressly prohi...
davis-ca
Davis Municipal Code 40.27.060 sets fence height and placement rules including a corner-lot sight-visibility triangle where fences over three feet are prohib...
davis-ca
Davis Municipal Code 40.27.060 measures a fence on top of a retaining wall from the lowest existing grade within a three-foot radius to the highest point of ...
davis-ca
Davis addresses animal hoarding through the adopted Yolo County animal-control code and California animal-cruelty law. Keeping too many animals in unsanitary...
davis-ca
The City of Davis strongly discourages feeding wildlife such as coyotes and wild turkeys and manages them through wildlife plans. A 2018 ordinance to ban fee...
davis-ca
Davis has no leash law for cats and does not require cat licensing; Yolo County keeps cat licensing voluntary. Cats are regulated mainly through nuisance rul...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Yolo County.
See how Davis's fireworks rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.