Loveland, CO Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- 2024 International Fire Code, Loveland amendments
- Age restriction
- Unlawful to sell/furnish to anyone under 16
- Allowed category
- Permissible fireworks only, no aerial/explosive
- Enforcing agency
- Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Fire Marshal
- Adopted by
- Ordinance No. 6787, September 16, 2025
Summary
Loveland bans nearly all fireworks under its 2024 International Fire Code amendments. Only state-defined "permissible fireworks" (novelty and non-explosive items) may be possessed or used, and never sold or furnished to anyone under 16, per Municipal Code § 15.28.020.
The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited unless permitted by state or local laws. ... SECTION 5610 PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS 5610.2.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, store, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, use, or discharge any fireworks, other than permissible fireworks. 5610.2.2 It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly furnish to any person under 16 years of age, by gift, sale, or any other means, any fireworks, including permissible fireworks. 5610.2.3 It shall be unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to purchase fireworks, including permissible fireworks. 5610.2.4 It shall not be unlawful for a person under 16 years of age to possess and discharge permissible fireworks if such person is under adult supervision throughout the act of possession and discharge.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
3 to declare that "the possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited unless permitted by state or local laws," then added a new Section 5610 spelling out what is and is not allowed within city limits. 1 it is unlawful to possess, store, offer for sale, sell, use or discharge any fireworks other than permissible fireworks, the Colorado-defined category that excludes anything explosive or aerial. 3 bars anyone under 16 from purchasing fireworks. 4 allows a person under 16 to possess and discharge permissible fireworks only while under adult supervision throughout the act.
2 bars constructing a retail display or offering fireworks for sale on highways, sidewalks, public property or inside any permanent building. These amendments were adopted by Ordinance No. 6787 on September 16, 2025, replacing the prior 2021 Fire Code chapter, so the current rule runs through the 2024 IFC as locally modified. 060, enforces this chapter and may issue summonses directly into Loveland Municipal Court.
Violations & Fines
Violating any fire code provision, including the fireworks sections, is punishable under the Code's general penalty at § 1.12.010: a fine not exceeding the state-law maximum consistent with C.R.S. § 13-10-113, or imprisonment up to 364 days, or both, plus a $15 surcharge per violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and the Fire Marshal enforces through summons into Loveland Municipal Court.
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Sources & Official References
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