Southfield, MI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Chapter 125A implements Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act, Public Act 256 of 2011 (MCL 28.451 et seq.), which Section 9.601 adopts by reference. Section 9.603 bars igniting, discharging or using consumer fireworks in the city except during five specific windows: 11:00 a.m. December 31 to 1:00 a.m. January 1; 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. the Saturday and Sunday before Memorial Day; 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on June 29, 30 and July 1 through 4; 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on July 5 if that date is a Friday or Saturday; and 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. the Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day.

Section 9.603 sets its own fine, a $1,000.00 municipal civil infraction, with $500.00 of that specifically remitted to the city police department. Section 9.604 separately bans any minor, defined as under eighteen, from possessing consumer fireworks at all, on any day. Section 9.604a bars igniting, discharging or using consumer or low-impact fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, and Section 9.604b bars using them on public property, school property, church property, or another person's property without that owner's express permission. Section 9.605 authorizes the fire marshal, fire chief, or sworn police officers to enforce the chapter and seize fireworks as evidence.

Section 9.606 sets the general penalty for the rest of the chapter, the municipal civil infraction fines under Section 1.703 of Chapter 15, capped at $500.00 for a Section 9.603 violation specifically, plus reimbursement to the city for storing, disposing of or destroying any seized fireworks.