Tyler bans possessing, selling, and discharging fireworks anywhere inside the city limits. Setting one off is a fire-safety violation carrying a fine up to $2,000. Legal sales and use happen only outside the city.
Fireworks are prohibited throughout the City of Tyler under its adopted International Fire Code (Sec. 6-122) and fire prevention ordinances. This covers firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, and even sparklers within city limits. Texas regulates consumer fireworks statewide under the Texas Occupations Code Ch. 2154, which legalizes 1.4G consumer types only during set windows (June 24–July 4 and December 20–January 1) and only where local law permits — which Tyler does not. Aerial fireworks steered by a stick or fin are illegal everywhere in Texas. Professional displays require a permit from the Tyler Fire Marshal.
Discharging fireworks in Tyler can bring a fire-code fine up to $2,000; noise-only violations run up to $200. During a burn ban it becomes a Class C misdemeanor, and confiscation is routine.
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