Sacramento, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- General rule
- All fireworks banned citywide
- Safe-and-sane window
- Noon June 28 to 10 p.m. July 4
- First violation penalty
- $1,000 administrative fine
- Park/school violation
- $10,000 administrative fine
- Display insurance minimum
- $1,000,000 per occurrence
- Display permit lead time
- 10 days advance application
Summary
Sacramento bans manufacturing, possessing, selling, using, displaying or discharging any fireworks in the city except licensed public displays and a narrow safe-and-sane sales/use window around July 4th. Violations carry steep administrative penalties.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall manufacture, possess, sell, use, display, or discharge any fireworks within the city. (Ord. 2025-0014 § 2; Prior code § 15.03.375)
Full Breakdown
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Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 8.48 are subject to criminal sanctions, civil actions and administrative penalties under Chapter 1.28 (§ 8.48.180). Administrative penalties run $1,000 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second within one year, $5,000 for each additional violation within a year, and $10,000 for any violation at a park, parkway, school or critical infrastructure, or a flat $10,000 for violating the wholesale-storage rule at § 8.48.154. Hosts found liable under § 8.48.170 also owe the city's response costs for police, fire and medical personnel.
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