Wyoming, MI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Peak discharge window
- June 29-July 4, 11am-11:45pm
- Homemade fireworks
- Banned outright, Sec. 34-104
- Min. distance from neighbor
- 15 feet without permission
- Discharge-hours fine
- $1,000 civil fine
- Display permit lead time
- At least 45 days
Summary
Wyoming, Michigan limits consumer firework use to specific holiday windows such as June 29-July 4 and New Year's Eve, bans homemade fireworks outright, and requires a property owner's permission before discharging fireworks within 15 feet of their land.
(a)Persons may ignite, discharge or use consumer fireworks only on the following days:(1)11:00 a.m. on December 31 until 1:00 a.m. on January 1.(2)The Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.(3)June 29 to July 4 from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.(4)July 5, if that date is a Friday or Saturday, from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 p.m.(5)The Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Labor Day from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
). Sec. 34-104 flatly bans homemade fireworks, prohibiting any person from making, possessing, storing, igniting, discharging or using homemade fireworks in the city. Sec. 34-106 restricts location: absent a permit, no one may ignite or discharge fireworks on another person's property or within 15 feet of it without that owner's permission, or in a public street, sidewalk, path, right-of-way, public park, school property, place of worship, or other place of public assembly. Sec. m. m. m. Retail sale requires a valid state consumer-fireworks certificate under Sec.
34-102, and any public display or use of articles pyrotechnic needs prior city council consent plus any state license (Sec. 34-103). Permits for agricultural, wildlife or public-display fireworks must be applied for at least 45 days in advance (Sec. 34-107).
Violations & Fines
Violating the discharge-hours rule in Sec. 34-109 carries a specific $1,000 civil fine, of which $500 is remitted to the city's Department of Public Safety under Act 256 Section 7(3), MCL 28.457(3); any department or fire-command officer may issue the citation. Violations of the article's other sections, including the homemade-fireworks ban and the location rule, are misdemeanors under Sec. 34-110, punishable under Sec. 1-26's general penalty: up to $500 and costs or up to 90 days in jail, or both.
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Sources & Official References
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