Greenwood, IN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Default rule
- Consumer fireworks banned citywide outside set windows
- Late June window
- 5 p.m. to 2 hrs after sunset, late June-July 9
- July 4 window
- 10 a.m. to midnight on July 4
- New Year window
- 10 a.m. Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Jan. 1
- Fine
- $100 per offense, per day
- Waiver authority
- Board of Public Works and Safety, via noise rule
Summary
In the City of Greenwood, Indiana, Greenwood General Ordinances § 6-354 bans consumer fireworks citywide except during three set windows: late June through July 9, July 4 itself until midnight, and New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Violators face a $100 fine per offense, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense.
(a) The use of consumer fireworks is prohibited within the Greenwood city limits except as follows: (1) Between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two (2) hours after sunset the earlier of the last Saturday in June or June 29 through July 3, and July 5 through July 9, each year. (2) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4 each year. (3) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1 each year. ... (c) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Section shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
Full Breakdown
Section 6-354(a) of the Greenwood General Ordinances opens by declaring that the use of consumer fireworks is prohibited within the Greenwood city limits except as follows, then lists three windows. The first runs between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset the earlier of the last Saturday in June or June 29 through July 3, and July 5 through July 9, each year. The second widens the hours specifically for the holiday itself: between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4 each year.
The third covers the new year: between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1 each year. Outside those three windows, any use of consumer fireworks anywhere in Greenwood is unlawful, regardless of the property involved. Subsection (b) lets the Board of Public Works and Safety grant waivers from the section under the provisions of Section 6-277(d) related to noise regulations, tying fireworks relief to the City's separate noise-waiver process rather than a standalone fireworks permit. Subsection (c) sets the penalty directly in the fireworks section itself, rather than deferring to the Code's general penalty: any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Section shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
The current version was last amended by Ordinance No. 21-29 on September 8, 2021, following earlier amendments in Ordinance No. 16-43 (2016) and Ordinance No. 21-22 (2021).
Violations & Fines
Setting off consumer fireworks anywhere in Greenwood outside the three permitted windows, the late-June-through-July-9 stretch, July 4 until midnight, and December 31 through January 1, violates Section 6-354(a). Section 6-354(c) fixes the penalty in the ordinance itself: a $100 fine for each offense, with a new offense deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues, so repeated or ongoing use compounds the fine quickly.
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