Skowhegan, ME Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

The Town of Skowhegan Consumer Fireworks Ordinance was adopted at Town Meeting on August 29, 2020. Section IV says use of consumer fireworks shall follow Maine law, 8 M.R.S.A. § 223-A, and then adds local limits on top.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on ordinary days. On July 4th, December 31st and the weekends immediately before and after July 4th and December 31st, use runs from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. the following day.

Where: Section IV(B) limits use to the user's own property or the property of a person who has consented. On top of that, use, discharge or ignition is prohibited within 100 yards of a building or residential dwelling without the permission of the owner or, in the owner's absence, of an adult occupant authorized to act on behalf of the owner. Section III defines a building as any residential, commercial, retail, educational, religious or farm structure designed to be occupied by people or domesticated animals or used to shelter machines or harvested crops. Fireworks are prohibited on all public property, including public parks and public rights of way, unless the Board of Selectmen authorizes them.

Fire danger: use is prohibited on any day the Fire Chief specifies as presenting a high fire danger, identified by posting that designation on the Town's website.

Cleanup: debris left from use, discharge or ignition is the responsibility of the persons who used, discharged or ignited the fireworks.

What counts: Section III defines consumer fireworks by federal regulation and limits them to products tested and certified by a 3rd-party laboratory. The definition excludes missile-type rockets, helicopters and aerial spinners, and sky rockets and bottle rockets, meaning cylindrical tubes with not more than 20 grams of chemical composition and a wooden stick.