Hawthorne, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

34 sets up a full permit regime before addressing use. 030 caps the city at eight fireworks-sales permits per calendar year, with the Hawthorne Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2075, American Legion Post 314, and the 9-11 Help America Foundation each guaranteed one of those slots if they timely apply, leaving remaining permits for other qualifying nonprofits that have operated in the city continuously for at least five years and can document that thirty percent of their program spending, or eighty percent of prior fireworks proceeds, benefits Hawthorne residents or programs.

126 confines their discharge to private property only, expressly banning use in parking lots, public parks, vacant lots, streets, alleys, or rights-of-way. 180 then layers on use restrictions: only safe and sane fireworks defined under Health and Safety Code Section 12529 may be used, sold, ignited, exploded, projected, or discharged, wire-core sparklers are banned outright, safe and sane fireworks cannot be ignited within ten feet of any residence, dwelling, or structure, and no fireworks may be sold or given to anyone under eighteen. ; using them at any other time is illegal. 220 separately makes it unlawful for a parent or guardian to let a minor discharge fireworks without direct supervision by an adult.