Consumer fireworks are lawful for adults 21+ statewide under 8 MRS §§ 221-A and 223-A but several Cumberland County municipalities (Portland, South Portland, Brunswick, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth) have used home-rule authority under 8 MRS § 223-A(2) to ban or restrict them. Sky rockets, bottle rockets, missile-type rockets, and aerial spinners are illegal statewide.
Cumberland County does not regulate fireworks at the county level. Under 8 MRS § 221-A, 'consumer fireworks' are limited to ground-based and hand-held products that meet U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards (16 CFR 1500 and 1507); the statute expressly excludes missile-type rockets, helicopters/aerial spinners, sky rockets, and bottle rockets. Under 8 MRS § 223-A, only persons aged 21 and older may purchase, possess, or use consumer fireworks, and fireworks may be ignited only on the user's own property or property where the owner has consented. Permitted hours are 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, extended to 12:30 a.m. on July 4, December 31, and the weekends surrounding those holidays. The statute expressly authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances restricting or prohibiting sales and use — Portland and South Portland, among others, have banned consumer fireworks within city limits. Display fireworks require a separate permit from the State Fire Marshal under 25 MRS Chapter 318.
Under 8 MRS § 223-A, violations of use restrictions are civil infractions with fines of $50–$500 plus court costs. A minor who purchases, possesses, or uses consumer fireworks faces $200–$400 (first offense) or $300–$600 (subsequent). An adult who furnishes fireworks to a minor commits a Class D crime with a minimum $500 fine ($1,000 minimum for repeat offenses). Disorderly conduct charges under 17-A MRS § 501-A may also be brought for fireworks-related 'loud and unreasonable noise.'
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