All consumer fireworks illegal statewide under MGL c. 148, §39. Includes sparklers, firecrackers, Roman candles, rockets. Possession/use: $10–$100 fine; sale: $100–$1,000 and/or up to 1 year imprisonment. Only toy caps (<0.25 grains) and licensed professional displays exempted.
Massachusetts law (MGL c.148 §39) prohibits the sale, possession, and use of ALL consumer fireworks, including sparklers. MA is one of the strictest states in the nation for fireworks regulation. Even ground-based devices that are legal in neighboring states are prohibited. Only professionally licensed displays with State Fire Marshal permits are legal. Many MA residents purchase fireworks in NH (where they are legal) and bring them back, which is also illegal.
Possession: fine $10 to $100. Use: up to $100 first offense, $200 subsequent. Possible imprisonment. Confiscation of all fireworks.
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