Anoka County, MN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Minn. 20, subdivision 1(a) defines "fireworks" broadly: any substance or article meant to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation, expressly naming blank cartridges, toy cannons, fire balloons, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, daygo bombs, and most sparklers. 22, licensed engineers doing acoustical testing, and out-of-state sales. Subdivision 1(c) carves a narrow legal category out of the general ban: wire or wood sparklers up to 100 grams of mixture, other non-explosive, non-aerial sparkling items up to 75 grams per tube (500 grams for multiple tubes), snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and certain trick noisemakers such as party poppers and snappers, each under one-quarter grain of explosive mixture.

Even these novelty items may not be used on public property, and paragraph (c) requires photographic age verification before sale to anyone under 18. Subdivision 1(d) lets a city or county charge a retail licensing fee for selling these legal novelties, capped at $350 a year for sellers who deal only in them and $100 for other retailers, and bars local governments from imposing any other fee, restricting display of compliant items, or singling out a seller with extra bonding or insurance terms. 25 sets the penalties: up to 364 days and a $3,000 fine for 35 pounds or more of explosive fireworks, and up to 90 days and a $1,000 fine for any lesser amount or for any non-explosive fireworks violation.