Mount Pleasant, SC Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Where banned
- All town-owned parks (MWP, Shem Creek Park)
- Exception
- Town-approved or sponsored event only
- Also banned
- Discharging fireworks on Ben Sawyer Bridge
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine, 30 days jail
- Enforcing agency
- Mount Pleasant Police Department
Summary
The Town of Mount Pleasant bans possessing, discharging or setting off fireworks at any town-owned park, including Memorial Waterfront Park and Shem Creek Park, unless the activity is part of a town-approved or sponsored event. The same chapter separately bars discharging fireworks anywhere on the Ben Sawyer Bridge.
(A) Fireworks and weapons.
(1) No person shall possess, discharge, or set off any fireworks, weapons as defined in § 132.20 of Chapter 132 of this code, or other explosive devices at town-owned parks, unless the same is allowed pursuant to a town-approved or sponsored event. Firearms are specifically not included under the term weapons for purposes of this division.*
Full Breakdown
20, or other explosive devices at town-owned parks such as Memorial Waterfront Park and Shem Creek Park, unless a town-approved or sponsored event allows it. The ban is written broadly enough to cover consumer fireworks along with weapons and explosives, though firearms are specifically carved out of the term 'weapons' for this division, and the section notes that state law separately governs firearm transfer, ownership, possession, carrying and transportation. Law enforcement officers acting in their official duties are exempt. 04(A) bars discharging fireworks anywhere on the Ben Sawyer Bridge, the span connecting the town to Sullivan's Island, alongside throwing objects, climbing railings, fishing and walking pets there.
Both prohibitions sit in the town's general-regulations title governing conduct on town property rather than in a townwide fireworks retail or use code; there is no separate chapter regulating fireworks use on private residential property in the town's code. 99, both administered by the Mount Pleasant Police Department. Because the prohibition is scoped to town-owned parks and the bridge, a resident using fireworks on private property outside those areas is not reached by these two sections.
Violations & Fines
Discharging fireworks in a town-owned park violates § 141.03(A), punishable under § 141.99 by a misdemeanor fine up to $500, up to 30 days in jail, or both. Discharging fireworks on the Ben Sawyer Bridge violates § 75.04(A), punishable the same way under § 75.99.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set off fireworks at Shem Creek Park?
Is there a fireworks ban on the Ben Sawyer Bridge?
Does Mount Pleasant regulate fireworks on private residential property?
Sources & Official References
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