Unlike most of Los Angeles County, Lynwood permits state-approved 'Safe and Sane' fireworks under Municipal Code Section 12-2. They may be sold only from permitted nonprofit stands July 1-4 and discharged only on July 4, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., in residential zones. All 'dangerous' fireworks are banned, with a
Lynwood Municipal Code Section 12-2 prohibits dangerous fireworks but establishes regulations permitting 'Safe and Sane' (SAS) fireworks, defined as those listed in California Health & Safety Code Section 12529 and registered as safe and sane by the State Fire Marshal. Retail sale is allowed only from a temporary fireworks stand operated by a qualifying nonprofit, and only during the period beginning 9:00 a.m. on July 1 and ending 10:00 p.m. on July 4. No stand may be located within 50 feet of any other building, 300 feet of a gasoline pump, 20 feet of a curb line, or 1,000 feet of another fireworks stand. Permits are limited to nonprofit associations organized for civic, youth, charitable, or veterans' purposes with their
The city's Public Safety Division and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department enforce fireworks laws year-round. Under LMC Section 12-2 the city issues administrative citations of $5,000 for each illegal-fireworks infraction (possession, sale, or discharge of dangerous fireworks). Possession or
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