Tucson, AZ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Consumer Fireworks
- Prohibited in city (§11-22)
- Novelties/Fountains
- Sale allowed, use banned
- Civil Infraction
- Standard penalty
- Misdemeanor
- If damage/injury occurs
- State Law
- ARS §36-1606
Summary
Tucson Code §11-22 bans all consumer fireworks within city limits. Only state-permitted novelties (fountains, sparklers, smoke items) may be sold. Use violations are civil infractions; property damage/injury violations are Class 1 misdemeanors.
36-1606. Consumer fireworks regulation; state preemption; further regulation of fireworks by local jurisdiction. A. The sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks are of statewide concern. The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their sale or use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except as follows: 1. In a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, a city or town within its corporate limits or the county within the unincorporated areas of the county may do all of the following: (a) Regulate, consistent with the standards set forth in NFPA 1124, the sale of permissible consumer fireworks within its corporate limits. (b) Prohibit the sale of permissible consumer fireworks on days other than April 25 through May 6, May 20 through July 6 and December 10 through January 3 of each year and two days before the first day of Diwali through the third day of Diwali each year. (c) Prohibit the use of permissible consumer fireworks on days other than May 4 through May 6, June 24 through July 6 and December 26 through January 4 of each year and the second and third days of Diwali of each year. (d) Prohibit on all days the use of permissible consumer fireworks within a one-mile radius of the border of preservation lands owned by a city or town that has purchased more than fifteen thousand acres of land for preservation purposes. (e) Prohibit on all days during a stage one or higher fire restriction the use of permissible consumer fireworks within a one-mile radius of the border of any municipal or county mountain preserve, desert park, regional park, designated conservation area, national forest or wilderness area. (f) Prohibit on all days the use of permissible consumer fireworks between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except: (i) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on December 31 of each year through 1:00 a.m. on January 1 of each year. (ii) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on July 4 of each year through 1:00 a.m. on July 5 of each year.
Full Breakdown
Tucson Code §11-22 prohibits use of any display firework, consumer firework, or device designed to rise and explode in the air within the city. Only 'permissible consumer fireworks' (fountains, sparklers, ground spinners, smoke devices) may be sold, not used. Violation of use or sale is a civil infraction unless it results in property damage or injury to any person or animal, in which case it is a Class 1 misdemeanor with mandatory restitution. Nearby Oro Valley and Marana allow use of permissible fireworks; in Tucson, sale is allowed but use is not.
Violations & Fines
Civil infraction for use or sale. Class 1 misdemeanor if damage or injury results; restitution required.
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