All fireworks — including California 'Safe and Sane' fireworks — are illegal in unincorporated Placer County. Violations are prosecuted as misdemeanors with fines up to $2,000 per violation. The ban does not include licensed public displays approved by the County.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors adopted a countywide prohibition on all fireworks in the unincorporated areas because of severe wildfire risk. Use, possession, sale, or storage of any consumer firework — including 'Safe and Sane' fireworks legal elsewhere in California under Health and Safety Code §12500 et seq. — is unlawful. The only exception is a public display conducted by a pyrotechnic operator licensed by the California State Fire Marshal and permitted by the County (see Placer County Code provisions on Fireworks Display Permits). Some incorporated cities inside Placer County (such as Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln) historically allow Safe and Sane fireworks during a limited Fourth of July window — check the city directly. State law (H&S §12677) makes possession of dangerous fireworks a separate offense.
Possession or use of fireworks in unincorporated Placer County is a misdemeanor with fines of up to $2,000 per violation under the County's adopted prohibition, plus any state-law charges for dangerous fireworks.
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