Royal Oak, MI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Chapter 345, adopted by the City Commission on June 4, 2012 and amended in 2013 and 2019, regulates the ignition, discharge, and use of consumer fireworks under authority of the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, MCLA § 28.451 et seq. Section 345-4A sets a default prohibition: a person may not ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks at any time. Section 345-4B then carves out specific windows when fireworks are allowed, including 11:00 a.m. on December 31 through 1:00 a.m. on January 1; the Saturday and Sunday before Memorial Day, 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.; June 29 through July 4 and July 5 if it falls on a Friday or Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.; and the Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day, 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.

Outside those windows, discharging fireworks anywhere in the City, even on private property, is unlawful. Section 345-5 separately bars any minor under 18 from possessing consumer fireworks at all, regardless of the date. Section 345-6 prohibits fireworks on public property, school property, church property, or another person's property without that owner's express permission, and § 345-7 bars igniting fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Under § 345-4C, a violation of the discharge-window rule is a civil infraction punishable by a $1,000 fine, with $500 of every fine remitted to the Royal Oak Police Department.

Section 345-8 authorizes the Police Department to seize fireworks as evidence and, after a final finding of responsibility, to dispose of or destroy them, with the violator liable for storage and disposal costs.