Stedman, NC Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- Stedman Town Code § 69.04(G)
- Fireworks
- expressly prohibited, no listed exceptions
- Also banned
- firearms, dangerous weapons, toy arms, golf balls
- Applies to
- Stedman Ernest Freeman Park, town recreation areas only
- Criminal penalty
- up to $1,000 fine, 30 days jail (G.S. 14-4)
- Civil penalty
- $500 per offense
Summary
In the Town of Stedman, North Carolina, Section 69.04(G) of the town's Chapter 69 parks ordinance expressly prohibits fireworks of any type inside Stedman Ernest Freeman Park and any other town recreation area, alongside a ban on carrying firearms and dangerous weapons and on hitting golf balls in the same space.
(G) Firearms, fireworks, golf balls etc. It shall be unlawful for any person, except duly authorized law enforcement officers in the course of their duty to carry any firearms or dangerous weapons of any nature, including but not limited to archery equipment, air rifles, toy pistols, toy guns, or any other toy arms designed to forcibly hurl a projectile of missile at any time or under any circumstances, within a public recreation area. The use of fireworks of any type is expressly prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to hit golf balls within any public recreation area.
Full Breakdown
,' groups three separate prohibited activities inside Stedman's town-owned parks and recreation areas. The first bars anyone except a law enforcement officer on duty from carrying firearms or dangerous weapons of any nature, and the list reaches beyond real guns to archery equipment, air rifles, toy pistols, toy guns, and any other toy arm designed to forcibly hurl a projectile or missile, language broad enough to cover slingshots and similar toys. 04(H). The third bars hitting golf balls anywhere in a public recreation area. Because the section is written into Chapter 69's park-conduct rules rather than a stand-alone fireworks ordinance, its reach is limited to Stedman Ernest Freeman Park and other town recreation property; the code does not carry a separate town-wide fireworks sale or discharge ban outside park boundaries. S. 05(C) adds a $500 civil penalty per offense, doubling the exposure for anyone who sets off fireworks on park grounds.
Violations & Fines
Setting off fireworks, carrying a firearm or toy weapon, or hitting golf balls inside a Stedman park violates Section 69.04(G). Section 69.05(A) allows ejection and loss of park privileges; Section 69.05(B) makes it a misdemeanor under G.S. 14-4 punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and thirty days in jail; Section 69.05(C) adds a separate $500 civil penalty per offense, payable by a minor's parent if the violator is a minor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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