Minnesota: Are fireworks legal?
Minnesota allows sparklers, fountains and other non-aerial, non-explosive items, but bans fireworks that explode or fly.
State law bans fireworks in general. It carves out wire and wood sparklers, non-explosive and non-aerial sparkling items within weight limits, and novelties such as snakes and party poppers. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles and other aerial or exploding items are illegal for the public. Buyers of the allowed items must be 18 and show photo ID, and the items may not be used on public property. Cities may charge sellers a capped annual license fee.
Conditions
- Buyer must be 18 or older, verified by photo ID
- Allowed items may not be used on public property
- Sparkling items limited to 75 grams per tube or 500 grams for multiple tubes
What the law says
it shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, possess, advertise, use, or explode any fireworks. ... The term also does not include wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers which include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting of not more than twenty-five hundredths grains of explosive mixture.
Sources
- Minn. Stat. § 624.20 (definition and exclusions) Official · revisor.mn.gov
- Minn. Stat. § 624.21 (prohibition) Official · revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota State Fire Marshal: See sparks fly safely this Independence Day (2024) Official · dps.mn.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal Division
- Website
- dps.mn.gov
How bordering states compare
- Iowa Aerial fireworks allowedIowa allows adults 18 and older to buy and use consumer fireworks, including aerial ones, during set summer and winter periods.
- North Dakota Aerial fireworks allowedNorth Dakota lets anyone 12 or older buy a state-listed set of fireworks, including small rockets, aerial shells, helicopters and tiny firecrackers.
- South Dakota Aerial fireworks allowedSouth Dakota allows the full range of consumer fireworks, but only during set summer and New Year's periods.
- Wisconsin Sparklers and ground fireworks onlyWisconsin allows sparklers, fountains and similar ground items, but anything that explodes or flies requires a local user's permit.