Gulfport, FL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Sale ban
- fireworks of any description
- Discharge allowed
- state-designated holidays only
- Discharge cutoff
- 11:00 p.m.
- Amended by
- Ord. No. 2021-17 (12-21-21)
- State law tie-in
- Ch. 791, Fla. Stats.
- Penalty
- up to $500 fine / 60 days (§ 1-6)
Summary
Gulfport bans selling or discharging fireworks anywhere in the city except on the state-designated holidays Florida law names for lawful sale and use. On those days, discharge must stop at 11:00 p.m., and any sale or use outside that narrow window is a code violation.
It shall be unlawful to sell or keep for purposes of sale any fireworks of any description, unless provided by state law. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge fireworks in the city other than on state designated holidays. Any discharge of fireworks on state designated holidays shall cease at 11:00 p.m.
Full Breakdown
" The ordinance, last amended by Ord. No. 2021-17 on Dec. m. The Code cross-references Florida's fireworks statute, chapter 791, as the source of which sales and days qualify, so Gulfport's ban tracks whatever the state legislature currently exempts rather than setting its own holiday list. Fireworks are separately called out in the city's noise enumeration at § 14-36(4), which lists fireworks among the "loud and unnecessary noises" prohibited under the general noise ordinance, and a fireworks violation is also cross-referenced as disorderly conduct under § 14-19.
Because both the sale ban and the discharge ban are keyed to state law, a vendor or resident who cannot point to a specific state-designated holiday and a state law authorization is not shielded by any Gulfport permit process: the city issues no local fireworks permit, and both prongs of § 14-25 default to prohibited.
Violations & Fines
Selling or keeping fireworks for sale, or discharging them outside a state-designated holiday, is a code violation punishable under the Code's general penalty, § 1-6: up to a $500.00 fine, sixty days in jail, or both, with each incident a separate offense. Discharge continuing past 11:00 p.m. on a permitted holiday is charged the same way.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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