Dublin, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Dublin Municipal Code Ch. 5.24
- Dangerous fireworks
- Banned outright citywide
- Sales window
- Noon June 28 to noon July 5
- Daily sales hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. only
- Retail permit cap
- 1 permit per 3,000 residents
- Minimum buyer age
- 18 years old
- Penalty
- Infraction, Gov. Code § 36900(b)
Summary
Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 5.24 bans every 'dangerous firework' under Health and Safety Code Section 12505 but lets a limited number of Dublin nonprofits sell state-approved 'safe and sane' fireworks between noon on June 28 and noon on July 5 each year. Public fireworks displays require a Fire Chief permit, and the Fire Chief can seize any fireworks held or sold in violation of the chapter.
A. The manufacture of fireworks is prohibited within the jurisdiction. B. No person shall possess, sell, deliver, deal in, use, explode or fire, or cause to be used, exploded or fired, any form of fireworks designated as "dangerous fireworks" by Section 12505 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California. C. The possession, sale, delivery, dealing in, use, exploding or firing of any form of fireworks designated as "safe and sane fireworks" by Section 12529 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California is expressly permitted, except as limited by this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2-26, passed March 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020 splits fireworks into two categories under state law. 'Dangerous fireworks' as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 12505 cannot be possessed, sold, delivered, used, exploded or fired anywhere in Dublin, and the chapter also bans local manufacture of fireworks. 100. Anyone holding a public fireworks display must apply to the Fire Chief at least two months ahead, post a bond or insurance policy covering damages, and use a Fire Chief-approved operator. 050 caps the number of retail permits citywide at one for every 3,000 Dublin residents, with ties broken by a Fire Chief drawing.
100 bars sales to anyone under eighteen and requires stands to clear combustible material for twenty feet around the booth. Unsold stock and the stand itself must be removed by July 5 and July 8, respectively, or the permittee forfeits a $200 deposit. 140 makes clear these rules supplement, not replace, the State Fireworks Law in the Health and Safety Code.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 5.24, including possessing or discharging dangerous fireworks or selling safe-and-sane fireworks without a permit, is an infraction punishable as provided in Government Code Section 36900(b) under Section 5.24.150. The Fire Chief can seize and remove any fireworks held, offered for sale, or stored in violation of the chapter at the owner's expense under Section 5.24.130, and a permittee who misses cleanup deadlines forfeits the $200 stand deposit.
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