Pinellas County, FL Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Pinellas County Code § 62-85(a) states: 'Except as provided in F.S. §§ 791.02, 791.04, or 791.07, or under division 2 of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to offer for sale at wholesale or retail, expose for sale at wholesale or retail, or use or explode any fireworks within the county.' The exceptions referenced allow shipment out of state, agricultural bird-frightening devices, and permitted public displays under Division 2 of the article.

Any wholesaler, retailer, distributor or manufacturer must first get a permit from the Pinellas County Fire Authority (§ 62-89), display it at every sale site, and register with the state fire marshal's division under F.S. § 791.015. At the point of sale, the seller must collect identification from every purchaser and, where the transaction requires it, proof of state registration or the exemption basis, and must keep those sales records, including the buyer's name, address and identifier, on site for four years (§ 62-85(c), (d), (j)). Sparklers get a narrower carve-out: they can be stored and sold under the county's zoning, fire-prevention and licensing laws without the full fireworks permit, but manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers of sparklers still must register with the state fire marshal (§ 62-84). This article applies throughout the incorporated and unincorporated county, 'unless a municipality adopts an ordinance which conflicts with this division, in which case the municipal ordinance shall prevail' (§ 62-83).