All consumer fireworks are illegal in Lynn and everywhere in Massachusetts under M.G.L. c. 148, § 39 — including sparklers. No permit, sale, or private use is allowed; only licensed professional displays are lawful.
Massachusetts is one of the strictest states in the nation: M.G.L. c. 148, § 39 bans selling, possessing, or using any firework, and the statute names sparklers explicitly. Ground-based devices legal in New Hampshire — fountains, Roman candles, firecrackers, sky-rockets — are all illegal in Lynn. There is no consumer permit; only supervised displays licensed by the State Fire Marshal and coordinated with the Lynn Fire Department are allowed. Buying fireworks in New Hampshire and bringing them back into Lynn is itself illegal. Lynn police and fire officials seize any fireworks they find.
Selling fireworks: a fine of $100 to $1,000, up to a year in jail, or both. Possessing or using them: $10 to $100. All fireworks are seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth.
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