Roseville, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RMC § 16.16.140 (amends CFC § 5608.1)
- Dangerous fireworks
- Fully prohibited, all uses
- Safe and sane use window
- Noon June 28 to 11:59 p.m. July 4
- Sale hours (June 29-July 4)
- 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Minimum sale age
- 18 years
- Seller permit
- City permit plus state license required
Summary
Roseville bans all dangerous fireworks outright but allows state-licensed "safe and sane" fireworks under a permit, sold and used only during a narrow late-June to July 4th window each year.
Prohibited Fireworks. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall possess, manufacture, sell, use, display, manipulate, discharge, or explode any dangerous fireworks... Safe and Sane Fireworks. It shall not be unlawful to possess, use, display or discharge, within the city, those fireworks that are defined and classified as "safe and sane fireworks" by Health and Safety Code Section 12529, as may be amended from time to time, during the period from noon on the 28th of June through 11:59 p.m. on the 4th of July of the same calendar year.
Full Breakdown
1 and adds detailed local fireworks rules. Subsection B prohibits possessing, manufacturing, selling, using, displaying, or discharging "any dangerous fireworks," naming rockets, firecrackers, roman candles, squibs, torpedoes, sparklers, black cartridges, and aerial shells, and covers actual, constructive, or joint possession. from June 29 through July 4, and bars sales to anyone under 18. Selling safe and sane fireworks requires a city permit in addition to the state license (Subsection H). Subsection C allows public fireworks displays under a fire-code-official permit run by a state-licensed pyrotechnic operator, with advance public notice required under Subsection D.
Subsection F creates a "host" liability rule: a property owner or event host who knowingly allows a fireworks violation on their property, or on adjacent public right-of-way they control, is responsible, with exceptions for hosts who call law enforcement or seek medical help.
Violations & Fines
Possessing, selling, or discharging dangerous fireworks, or violating the sales-window, age, or host-liability rules, is a Fire Code violation under Section 16.16.060, chargeable as an infraction or misdemeanor at the city attorney's discretion. Selling safe and sane fireworks without the required city permit and state license is independently unlawful under Section 16.16.140(H).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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