Perris, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Scope of ban
- All fireworks, all categories, citywide
- Only exception
- State-licensed public display, HSC 12640-12654
- No local carve-out for
- 'Safe and sane' consumer fireworks
- Definitions borrowed from
- Health & Safety Code Sections 12501-12534
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor or infraction, Sec. 7.12.030
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine/6 months jail, Sec. 1.16.010
Summary
Perris Municipal Code Section 7.12.020 makes it unlawful to possess, store, use, shoot, sell, give away or transport any fireworks anywhere in the city, with the sole exception of a licensed public fireworks display permitted under state law: there is no local carve-out for 'safe and sane' consumer fireworks.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to have in his or its possession, or to keep, store, use, shoot, discharge, set off, ignite, manufacture, sell, give or transport, any fireworks within the city, except for use in a public display of fireworks, pursuant to a permit obtained under the provisions of sections 12640 through 12654, as amended, of the Health and Safety Code of the state.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
010 provides that every word used in the chapter carries the meanings ascribed to them in California Health and Safety Code Sections 12501 through 12534, the state's general fireworks definitions, rather than defining terms like 'dangerous fireworks' or 'safe and sane fireworks' separately in the city code. 020 does not carve out an exception for state-law categories such as 'safe and sane' fireworks that other California cities allow to be sold and used under permit: it bars possessing, keeping, storing, using, shooting, discharging, setting off, igniting, manufacturing, selling, giving away or transporting any fireworks within the city, full stop, with a single exception for use in a public display of fireworks under a permit obtained through Health and Safety Code Sections 12640 through 12654, the state's public-display licensing process administered through the State Fire Marshal rather than city hall.
In practice that means no fireworks stand, tent sale or individual purchase of any fireworks classification is lawful inside Perris city limits, only a professionally licensed public display such as a city-sponsored fireworks show. for the state's authority letting cities permit fireworks displays, underscoring that display permitting itself runs through state, not municipal, procedure.
Violations & Fines
Perris Municipal Code Section 7.12.030 makes any violation of Chapter 7.12 a misdemeanor, which the enforcing authority may instead charge and prosecute as an infraction. Under the citywide default penalties in Sections 1.16.005 and 1.16.010, an unreduced misdemeanor carries up to six months in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000.00, or both, while an infraction carries escalating fines of $100.00, $200.00 and $500.00 for a first, second and third violation within one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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