Queen Anne's County, MD Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

The rule is § 22-19 C of the Queen Anne's County Code, inside the general conduct and personal behavior section of the County parks article. It reads that no person may possess and discharge any fireworks or other explosive pyrotechnics on park property without the expressed written permission of the Director. The permission has to be written and has to come from the Director of the Queen Anne's County Department of Parks and Recreation, not from a volunteer, a coach or a league official. The scope is park property under the Department's control. This record covers that park rule and does not address fireworks anywhere else in unincorporated Queen Anne's County.

The section labels the offense Class b, the second most serious of the five classes in § 22-25 C, which runs from a to e. Only Class a, used for unauthorized motorized vehicles such as ATVs and dirt bikes, ranks higher. Class b is the same tier the code assigns to carrying a firearm, bow and arrow or a knife with a blade over three inches on park property, dumping trash, and operating a motor vehicle off a permitted park road.

Neighboring rules in the same article matter on a holiday. Fires are permitted only on public campgrounds and picnic areas in established fireplaces or in privately owned grills or stoves in areas the Director designates, and ground fires are prohibited under § 22-20 E. Glass containers are prohibited in County parks under § 22-19 D, and playing an audio device or creating excessive noise that disturbs the peace is a Class e offense under § 22-19 B. Enforcement under § 22-24 belongs to any County employee designated by resolution of the County Commissioners, the Department of Natural Resources, the Queen Anne's County Sheriff, the Maryland State Police and other designated agencies.