Morgan County, IN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Section 94.03 of the Morgan County Code adds a local notice requirement on top of the state permit process for public fireworks displays. Anyone who conducts or permits a public display of fireworks under I.C. 22-11-14-2 or I.C. 22-11-14-3.5 must, beyond the Fire Marshal's permit, notify every residence within one mile of the display site of the planned display. Under § 94.03(B), that notice must be in writing, sent by first-class United States mail, and delivered no later than 48 hours before the display; the person holding the display must keep a list of the names and addresses notified, and may rely on the county's property tax records to identify the owners of residences requiring notice.

Section 94.03(C) additionally requires a copy of the notice to be mailed to the County Sheriff's Department. The section sits inside Chapter 94's excessive-noise subchapter, so a violation draws the same enforcement structure as the chapter's noise provisions: § 94.06 gives the County Sheriff and deputies authority to enforce and cite, and the County Prosecutor or County Attorney can pursue injunctive relief. Chapter 94's general penalty in § 94.99(B) sets a fine of up to $500 for violating any of §§ 94.01 through 94.06, including § 94.03, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense.

The ordinance does not regulate private, non-public use of consumer fireworks; it applies specifically to a public display requiring the Fire Marshal's permit under state law.