Wyandotte County, KS Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Article IV of Chapter 15 splits fireworks into approved and prohibited categories. Section 15-90 permits ground and handheld sparkling devices such as sparklers, up to 100 grams of composition, cylindrical and cone fountains, and illuminating torches, each with gram limits on pyrotechnic composition. Section 15-91 flatly prohibits anything not on that approved list, naming bottle rockets, sky rockets, missile-type rockets, and unmanned aerial luminaries such as Chinese or sky lanterns as examples of banned devices.

Even approved fireworks can only be set off under Section 15-93's window: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., July 2 through July 4, and never at any other time. The same section bars discharging within 1,000 feet of a hospital, sanitarium, infirmary, or nursing home; within 150 feet of a retail fireworks stand; into or under a vehicle; into a crowd; on any sidewalk, street, or alley; or inside any building. Public fireworks displays need a separate permit from the city license department under Section 15-94, filed at least 15 days ahead with a $500,000 minimum liability policy naming the unified government as additional insured.

Section 15-97 tiers the penalties: ordinary sale or discharge violations run $500.00 to $1,500.00 with up to 90 days in jail; selling, possessing, or discharging any unapproved firework runs $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 with up to 90 days; and any other violation of the article not otherwise covered runs $100.00 to $500.00 with up to 30 days. A conviction also bars the person from any city fireworks permit or license for two years.