Hudson, NH Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuers
- Police Chief and Fire Chief
- Public display permit fee
- $50
- Penalty statutes
- RSA 160-B, RSA 160-C
- Fireworks classes covered
- Class B and Class C
- Excluded from adopted code
- NFPA 1 §§ 16-1, 16-4
Summary
The Town of Hudson, New Hampshire bans possession, use, sale or display of Class B and Class C fireworks without a permit from the Police Chief and Fire Chief, and a public fireworks display permit costs $50 through the Fire Department.
§ 210-4. Issuance of permits. ... The Police Chief and the Fire Chief shall not authorize the issuance of permits for the possession, use and display of Class B fireworks and Class C fireworks, as defined in RSA 160-B:1, except as allowed by Article II, § 210-2.4A, of the Fire Prevention Code of the Town of Hudson. § 210-5. Violations and penalties. ... Any person who purchases, possesses, sells, uses or displays Class B fireworks or Class C fireworks without having obtained a permit issued by the Fire Chief shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in RSA 160-B and RSA 160-C.
Full Breakdown
4A, of the Town's Fire Prevention Code. 4A specifically excludes NFPA 1's own fireworks-displays and fireworks-manufacturing sections (former Sections 16-1 and 16-4) from the code Hudson adopted, meaning the Town's own permit process, not the national model code's default text, controls who may possess or display Class B and C fireworks locally. Section 210-5 backs that permit requirement with a penalty: anyone who purchases, possesses, sells, uses or displays Class B or Class C fireworks without a Fire Chief-issued permit is subject to the penalties prescribed in RSA 160-B and RSA 160-C, the state statutes governing fireworks and pyrotechnics.
On the fee side, § 205-4F sets a $50 charge for a public fireworks display permit, issued through the Fire Department's Chapter 205 fee schedule, separate from the underlying possession-and-use permit that the Police Chief and Fire Chief jointly control under § 210-4.
Violations & Fines
Purchasing, possessing, selling, using or displaying Class B or Class C fireworks in Hudson without the required Fire Chief permit is punishable under RSA 160-B and RSA 160-C, as applied by § 210-5. A public fireworks display additionally requires the Fire Department's $50 display permit under § 205-4F before the event can go forward.
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