Las Vegas, NV Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal sale window
- June 28 through July 4 only
- Legal fireworks
- Fountains, wheels, sparklers under gram limits
- Discharge on streets/sidewalks
- Unlawful year-round citywide
- Retail sellers
- Charitable/fraternal orgs, $50 Fire Dept permit
- First-offense fine
- $500 minimum, misdemeanor
Summary
Only fireworks on the City's approved list, like sparklers and fountains under strict weight limits, may be sold or used in Las Vegas, and only June 28 through July 4.
Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 9.28.090, the sale, use, manufacture, and possession of the following articles of fireworks is approved within the City except that prohibited items may be used for public display purposes as provided by a special permit, and except possession of prohibited items by jobbers, wholesalers, and manufacturers for shipment to other states. All other items not herein approved are prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
Las Vegas Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 limits legal fireworks to a specific 'safe and sane' list, cylindrical and cone fountains, wheels, sparklers, and similar items under strict gram-weight caps on pyrotechnic composition, while banning anything with a report, such as firecrackers, per LVMC 9.28.060. Retail sale is allowed only June 28 through July 4 (LVMC 9.28.050), and only by charitable or fraternal organizations holding a $50 Fire Department permit for each location (LVMC 9.28.110). Discharging any fireworks on a street, sidewalk, or inside a vehicle is unlawful year-round under LVMC 9.28.090.
Violations & Fines
A Chapter 9.28 violation is a misdemeanor: minimum $500 fine for a first offense, $1,000 for repeat offenses, per LVMC 9.28.120. The Fire Department may instead pursue a civil case carrying the same $500 fine.
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