Marietta, GA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code § 2-6-160
- State law adopted
- O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq.
- Local permit needed for
- Retail/stand distributors
- Permitting agency
- Marietta Fire Department
- Permit statute cited
- O.C.G.A. § 25-10-5.1
Summary
Marietta adopts Georgia's fireworks law, O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq., by reference under Code § 2-6-160 rather than writing its own rules. The one local requirement layered on top: any distributor selling consumer fireworks from a retail store or a sales stand in the city must first get a permit from the Marietta Fire Department under O.C.G.A. § 25-10-5.1.
A.Adoption by reference O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq., of that chapter known as the regulation of fireworks are adopted as and for the fireworks regulations of this municipality with like effect as if recited herein. If any provisions of the regulations of fireworks, as adopted herein, is declared unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect the remaining sections of that chapter.B.A permit for a distributor selling consumer fireworks from either a retail sales facility or retail sales stand must be obtained from the fire department, per O.C.G.A. § 25-10-5.1.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56).
Full Breakdown
, the state's regulation-of-fireworks chapter, with like effect as if recited herein, and adds a severability clause so that if a court strikes down any adopted provision the rest of the chapter stays in force. 1 as the legal basis. That means the fire marshal's office, the same office created under § 2-6-030 that enforces the rest of the fire prevention code, is the city's point of contact for a fireworks retailer, not a separate licensing department. , which Marietta has made locally enforceable. The city's own contribution is confined to channeling distributor permitting through its fire department rather than through a state office.
Violations & Fines
Selling consumer fireworks without the required Marietta Fire Department distributor permit, or violating the adopted state fireworks chapter, is enforced through the general fire code penalty in § 2-6-080: citation by a fire or police officer, prosecution in municipal court, and a fine or imprisonment set under § 11-4-080 on conviction.
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Sources & Official References
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