Salt Lake County, UT Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Summer sale window
- June 20 to July 25
- Winter sale window
- Dec 20 to Jan 2
- Discharge window
- 3 days each side of holiday
- Retail license
- Required per §9.88.030
Summary
Unincorporated Salt Lake County confines fireworks sales to June 20 through July 25, December 20 through January 2, and the fifteen days before Chinese New Year, and confines discharge to three days before through three days after July 4th, July 24th, January 1st, and Chinese New Year.
A.Fireworks, as defined by and authorized pursuant to the Utah Fireworks Act, Utah Code Annotated Section 11-3-1, et seq., may be sold within the unincorporated portions of the county on or between June 20th and July 25th of each year; on or between December 20th and January 2nd of each year; and fifteen days before and on the Chinese New Year.B.Fireworks may be discharged three days prior to, on the day of, and three days following July 4th, July 24th, and January 1st of each year and the Chinese New Year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 49).
Full Breakdown
, may be sold at all, and only within the unincorporated portions of the county. Subsection A opens three retail windows each year. The summer window runs June 20th through July 25th, long enough to span both July 4th and July 24th. The winter window runs December 20th through January 2nd. The third window covers the fifteen days before and the day of the Chinese New Year. Subsection B draws the discharge windows much tighter: fireworks may be set off only three days prior to, on the day of, and three days following July 4th, July 24th, and January 1st, plus the same window around the Chinese New Year.
The mismatch between the two subsections matters in practice. Fireworks bought legally in late June cannot be lit until the July 4th discharge window opens, and stock bought on December 20th has to wait for the January 1st window. 030, so a stand needs both the license and an open sales window before its first transaction.
Violations & Fines
Selling or discharging fireworks outside the dates in §9.88.020, or selling without the license required by §9.88.030, violates Chapter 9.88 and is enforceable by county citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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