Oregon, OH Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide default
- Possession, sale, discharge banned
- Consumer window
- 1.4G only, owner-authorized dates/hours
- July window
- July 3-5, 4:00-11:00 p.m.
- Minimum age
- 18 to use or possess 1.4G fireworks
- Landlord liability
- Strict liability if permitted on property
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine and/or 6 months jail
Summary
In the City of Oregon, Ohio, possessing, selling or discharging fireworks is banned citywide under Codified Ordinances § 549.22 except for licensed dealers and exhibitors. Consumer 1.4G fireworks may only be set off on private property, with the owner's OK, on a short list of holidays and set hours, and property owners who let others set them off face strict liability.
(b) Possession, Sale, Discharge Prohibited: Exceptions. (1) No person shall possess fireworks in this Municipality or shall possess for sale or sell fireworks in this Municipality, except a licensed manufacturer of fireworks as authorized by Ohio R.C. 3743.02 to 3743.08 ( ... 3) ... no person who owns, possesses, or manages real property in the City, including residential leases, shall permit the discharge, ignition, or explosion of any fireworks on their premises. This is intended to be a strict liability offense. ... (d) Permitted Consumer Use. ... ... F. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth days of July from 4:00 p.m. until 11:00 PM ... (f) Penalty. (1) Except as otherwise provided, whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
Full Breakdown
C. Chapter 3743. The same subsection bars discharging, igniting or exploding "any fireworks" in the city outside a licensed exhibition, and separately makes it unlawful for anyone who owns, possesses or manages real property in the City, including a residential landlord, to permit fireworks to go off on that property; the code states this "is intended to be a strict liability offense," so a landlord or homeowner can be cited even without personally lighting anything. m. 4G fireworks must be obtained from a licensed retailer, manufacturer or wholesaler.
3G (display-grade) fireworks at all. 4G fireworks, and bars anyone from using fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subsection (b)(4) additionally bars selling fireworks to anyone under 18 and bars minors from entering a fireworks sales showroom unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or other responsible adult. Limited exceptions in subsection (c) cover items like marine distress signals, novelties, wire sparklers, model rockets and small-charge radio-controlled effects shows.
Violations & Fines
Section 549.22(f)(1) makes any violation of the fireworks section a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. Because the property-owner prohibition in subsection (b)(3) is written as a strict liability offense, a homeowner or landlord can be cited for fireworks set off on their land by tenants or guests even without personal knowledge or intent.
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