Arkansas Fireworks

Arkansas allows only the Class C consumer fireworks listed in Ark. Code 20-22-708, each with a size limit: Roman candles (up to 10 balls, 20 g), sky rockets with sticks and helicopter rockets (20 g), cylindrical (75 g) and cone (50 g) fountains, wheels, torches and colored fire, sparklers (100 g), mines and shells with a built-in mortar (40 g each), firecrackers and salutes (up to 1½ inches long, ¼ inch across, 2 g) and approved novelties; no noise-making component may exceed 2 g. Possessing, selling or using any other fireworks is illegal outside a permitted public display.

Arkansas law allows consumer fireworks to be sold at retail and used only from June 13 through July 10 and from December 10 through January 5 each year; permanent stores may sell all year, but the state use windows still apply (Ark. Code 20-22-711). State law sets no daily hours; cities may set days and hours or ban use entirely (20-22-704), so check the local ordinance, and do not shoot fireworks during a county burn ban.

Arkansas law bars selling fireworks to children under 12 and to anyone known to be intoxicated or irresponsible (Ark. Code 20-22-712); state law sets no higher buying age. Retail sales are allowed from June 13 through July 10 and from December 10 through January 5, and all year at permanent stores (20-22-711).

In Arkansas, licensed retailers and seasonal stands may sell consumer fireworks from June 13 through July 10 and from December 10 through January 5, and licensed permanent stores may sell all year (Ark. Code 20-22-707, 20-22-711). Only the item types listed in 20-22-708 may be sold, and cities may restrict or ban sales (20-22-704).

Arkansas requires no permit or license for a consumer to buy or use the fireworks the state allows; state licenses are for manufacturers, importers, distributors, jobbers, retailers and fireworks shooters (Ark. Code 20-22-707). A public display needs a State Fire Marshal permit (20-22-702), which the Fire Marshal requires for all Class B and C fireworks used in a display for a public or private gathering, with applications due 5 business days ahead. Cities may regulate or ban fireworks sale and use (20-22-704), and it is illegal to shoot fireworks during a burn ban regardless of permit status, so check your city and county first.