Effective: July 1, 2022
Latest Legislation: House Bill 172 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Any person who intends to obtain possession in this state of 1.4G fireworks purchased in this state shall obtain possession of the 1.4G fireworks only from a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler and shall be subject to this section.
(B) Any person authorized under this section to possess 1.4G fireworks in this state may discharge, ignite, or explode those fireworks on private property, with authorization from the property owner, on the following days each year:
(1) The first day of January;
(2) Chinese new year's day;
(3) The fifth day of May;
(4) The last Monday in May, and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding that day;
(5) The nineteenth day of June;
(6) The third, fourth, and fifth days of July;
(7) The first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before and after the fourth day of July;
(8) The first Monday of September, and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding that day;
(9) Diwali;
(10) The thirty-first day of December.
(C) Fireworks discharged, ignited, or exploded pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public exhibition.
(D) A county, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the county, a township, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the township, or a municipal corporation may do either of the following:
(1) Restrict the dates and times a person may discharge, ignite, or explode fireworks purchased pursuant to this section.
(2) Ban the discharge, ignition, or explosion of fireworks purchased pursuant to this section. A resolution adopted by a board of township trustees under this division prevails over a conflicting resolution adopted under this division by the board of county commissioners in the county within which the township is located.
(E) This section does not limit the enforcement of any ordinance, resolution, or statute that regulates noise, disturbance of the peace, or disorderly conduct.
Last updated July 1, 2022 at 4:04 AM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Section 3743.01 | Fireworks Definitions.
Section 3743.02 | Application for License to Manufacture Fireworks.
Section 3743.021 | Application for End-of-Moratorium Fireworks Manufacturer License.
Section 3743.03 | Reviewing Application of Manufacturer.
Section 3743.04 | License Renewal.
Section 3743.041 | Issuance of End-of-Moratorium Fireworks Manufacturer License.
Section 3743.05 | Rules Governing Classification, Manufacturing, and Packaging.
Section 3743.06 | Operation of Fireworks Plants.
Section 3743.08 | Inspections.
Section 3743.15 | Application for Wholesaler's License.
Section 3743.151 | Application for End-of-Moratorium Fireworks Wholesaler License.
Section 3743.16 | Reviewing Application of Wholesaler.
Section 3743.17 | Wholesaler's License Renewal.
Section 3743.171 | Issuance of End-of-Moratorium Fireworks Wholesaler License.
Section 3743.18 | Storage and Business Operations.
Section 3743.19 | Additional Requirements for Wholesalers.
Section 3743.21 | Inspections.
Section 3743.22 | Consumer-Grade Fireworks Fee.
Section 3743.25 | Safety Requirements for Fireworks Showroom Structures.
Section 3743.26 | Fountain Device Retailer Licenses.
Section 3743.27 | Fountain Device Retailer Operations.
Section 3743.28 | Rules for Fountain Device Retailers.
Section 3743.29 | Fountain Device Retailer Inspections and Discipline.
Section 3743.40 | Applying for Shipping Permit by Nonresident.
Section 3743.44 | Purchase of Commercial-Grade Fireworks.
Section 3743.45 | Purchase, Use, and Local Regulation of Consumer-Grade Fireworks.
Section 3743.451 | Rules for Consumer-Grade Fireworks Use.
Section 3743.46 | Fireworks Sales to Out-of-State Residents.
Section 3743.47 | Safety Pamphlet and Glasses for Consumer Sales.
Section 3743.50 | Applying for Exhibitor's License.
Section 3743.51 | Requirements.
Section 3743.53 | Qualifying as Exhibitor and for Exhibitions.
Section 3743.54 | Public Fireworks Exhibitions - Additional License Categories.
Section 3743.541 | Fireworks Incidents.
Section 3743.55 | Exhibitor Required to Display License to Seller.
Section 3743.56 | Annual Registration of Exhibitor's Employees.
Section 3743.57 | Deposit of Fees in State Fire Marshal's Fund.
Section 3743.58 | Shipping or Transporting Fireworks.
Section 3743.59 | Variances to Fireworks Law Requirements; Hobbyists.
Section 3743.60 | Prohibitions.
Section 3743.61 | Wholesaler Restrictions.
Section 3743.63 | Purchaser Restrictions.
Section 3743.64 | Fireworks Exhibitions and Exhibitors - Prohibited Activities.
Section 3743.65 | Possession, Sale, and Use Restrictions.
Section 3743.66 | Limiting Shipping or Transporting.
Section 3743.67 | Ohio Fire Code Rule Recommendation Committee.
Section 3743.70 | No License Issued to Felon.