Salinas, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

03 makes it unlawful for any person to possess, sell, use, display, explode, or discharge fireworks anywhere in the city except as this chapter allows. The only lawful retail channel is a safe and sane fireworks stand run by an eligible nonprofit that has held tax-exempt status for at least a year, has its principal meeting place in Salinas, and has not had a sales permit revoked in the prior twenty-four months. Applications open February 1 each year; the city council limits permits to one for every eight thousand residents, prioritizing school and youth organizations first, with up to twelve permits reserved for schools.

on July 8. through July 5, and no one under eighteen may sell or buy. Permittees pay a seven percent surcharge on gross retail sales to fund the city's illegal-fireworks enforcement patrols and must file a financial statement with a copy of their state Board of Equalization report by November 1. The fire chief or fire marshal can revoke a permit immediately without a hearing, and a revoked permittee is barred from reapplying for two years; the city manager hears appeals filed the next business day. 18, and wholesale storage requires a separate annual Fire Department storage permit subject to daily inspection.