Kansas: Are fireworks legal?
Kansas allows consumer fireworks, including aerial items, but bans bottle rockets statewide; cities and counties set use times and can ban fireworks.
State law bans selling or using bottle rockets, and the State Fire Marshal says federal law also bans devices like M-80s and cherry bombs. Other consumer fireworks are sold to the public by seasonal retailers from June 20 through July 7, a window a 2025 law set; the same law lets registered permanent retailers sell year-round. The State Fire Marshal does not regulate when fireworks may be set off; that is left to cities and counties, which may be stricter or ban fireworks entirely. The answer is inferred from the State Fire Marshal's list of illegal items, which names only bottle rockets and federally banned devices.
Conditions
- Bottle rockets banned statewide
- Seasonal retail sales June 20 through July 7
- Use dates and hours set by cities and counties
- Local governments may restrict or ban fireworks
What the law says
Pursuant to K.S.A. 31-507, bottle rockets are illegal in the state of Kansas. The Child Safety Act of 1966 also outlaws the sale of certain devices like M-80's, M-100's, cherry bombs and silver salutes.
Sources
- Kansas State Fire Marshal fireworks FAQ Official · firemarshal.ks.gov
- K.S.A. 31-507 (bottle rockets) Official · kslegislature.gov
- K.S.A. 31-502 (definitions; seasonal retailer) Official · kslegislature.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Kansas State Fire Marshal
- Phone
- 785-296-3401
- Website
- firemarshal.ks.gov
How bordering states compare
- Colorado Sparklers and ground fireworks onlyColorado allows fountains, sparklers, wheels and similar 'permissible fireworks,' but bans aerial devices and firecrackers.
- Missouri Aerial fireworks allowedMissouri allows consumer fireworks, including aerial devices, with seasonal sales around July 4 and New Year's.
- Nebraska Aerial fireworks allowedNebraska allows 1.4G consumer fireworks, including aerial items, but bans wire sparklers and limits retail sales to dates around July 4 and New Year's.
- Oklahoma Aerial fireworks allowedOklahoma allows consumer fireworks, including aerial ones, and a 2026 law permits year-round sales and makes bottle rockets legal.