Fishers Code Chapter 99 (Section 99.02) permits consumer fireworks only on specific dates and within set hours, mirroring the statewide protected windows in Indiana Code 22-11-14-10.5. Fireworks are otherwise restricted, and violations carry escalating fines through the Ordinance Violations Bureau.
Consumer fireworks are legal statewide in Indiana under IC 22-11-14, but cities may regulate the days and hours of use under IC 22-11-14-10.5. The City of Fishers adopted those rules in Chapter 99 of its Code of Ordinances. Section 99.02 allows the use of consumer fireworks between 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, and July 9; between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4; and between 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1. These windows match the dates and hours that IC 22-11-14-10.5 says a local ordinance may not restrict. A 'consumer firework' is defined (Section 99.01) by reference to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations at 16 CFR 1507. Reporting and local coverage indicate violations are fined $150 for a first offense and $250 for each additional offense, payable through the city's Ordinance Violations Bureau (Section 36.08). Fishers' noise ordinance (Section 98.03(K)) specifically exempts sounds from the lawful use of consumer fireworks under Section 99.02.
Discharging consumer fireworks outside the dates and hours in Section 99.02 is an ordinance violation. Local reporting indicates a fine of $150 for a first offense and $250 for each additional offense, payable through the Fishers Ordinance Violations Bureau under Section 36.08.
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