Hendersonville, TN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- City Fire Marshal permit needed to discharge fireworks
- No-permit dates
- July 3-4, Dec 31-Jan 1, set hours only
- Burn ban override
- No fireworks, permitted or not, during a burn ban
- Sale/storage
- Banned citywide except pre-annexation grandfathered sellers
- Penalty
- Fine up to $50 per violation
- Governing law
- Municipal Code Title 7, Ch. 4, §§ 7-401 to 7-404
Summary
Hendersonville bans shooting or exploding fireworks anywhere in the city without a City Fire Marshal permit, though anyone may set them off permit-free during three set windows: July 3-4 (5-11 p.m.), New Year's Eve into New Year's Day (10 a.m.-1 a.m.), and January 1 (10 a.m.-11 p.m.). Selling or storing fireworks in the city is banned outright.
1.It is hereby made unlawful for any person, or persons, to shoot, fire or explode any fireworks within the City limits, corporate boundaries, of the City of Hendersonville, Tennessee, unless such person or persons obtain a permit from the City Fire Marshal; however, no permit shall be issued except for special occasions, holidays and times, and circumstances as may be designated and/or provided hereafter, by this Board of Mayor and Aldermen by motion. .....2.Fireworks are permissible without a permit only during the following times: July 3 and 4 from 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., December 31 from 10:00 a.m. until January 1, 1:00 a.m. and January 1 from 10:00 a.m.—11:00 p.m. (Ord # 2023-24) .....3.No fireworks without a permit will be allowed while a bum ban issued by either the City or state is in effect. .....
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Hendersonville Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 4 defines "fireworks" broadly to include firecrackers, squibs, Roman candles, sky rockets and torpedoes, and any device containing explosive forces that produces a noise, flare or colored lights when fired (§ 7-401). Under § 7-402, it is unlawful for anyone to shoot, fire or explode fireworks anywhere inside city limits without a permit issued by the City Fire Marshal, and the Fire Marshal issues permits only for occasions the Board of Mayor and Aldermen designates by motion. Ord. m.
Even inside those windows, no fireworks may be discharged, permitted or not, while a burn ban issued by the City or the State of Tennessee is in effect. Separately, § 7-403 makes it unlawful to sell or store fireworks anywhere inside the corporate boundaries, wholesale or retail; the only exception protects a business already lawfully selling or storing fireworks at the moment its property was annexed into the city, and that grandfather right lasts only as long as the same owner or lessee keeps the property and keeps using it continuously for fireworks sale or storage, year-round or seasonally. The chapter traces to Ord. 1974-5 (March 1974), amended by Ord. 1993-31, Ord. 2019-41, Ord. 2023-24, and recodified by Ord. 2025-03 (April 2025).
Violations & Fines
Discharging fireworks without a Fire Marshal permit, discharging during a burn ban, or selling/storing fireworks without the annexation exemption violates Chapter 4. Section 7-404 sets the penalty at a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation, and each unlawful discharge or day of unlawful sale or storage can be charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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