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Arizona statewide rule

In Arizona, only "permissible consumer fireworks" — ground and handheld sparkling devices, fountains, torches, wheels and ground spinners that do not fly or explode in the air — are legal for the public; all other fireworks are illegal to sell, use or possess (A.R.S. 36-1601(7), 36-1602). Any incorporated city or town may prohibit their use, and cities and counties may limit use to set holiday windows, ban late-night use and ban use near preserves, parks and forests (36-1605(A)(7), 36-1606(A)).

§ azleg.gov
Verified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“The use of permissible consumer fireworks by the general public, unless the use is prohibited by a governing body of an incorporated city or town.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from azleg.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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Restricted

Arizona allows ground and novelty fireworks only: cylindrical and cone fountains, ground spinners, illuminating torches, wheels, plus novelties (snappers, party poppers, snakes, smoke, sparklers). All aerial and exploding fireworks — bottle rockets and sky rockets, firecrackers, aerial shells — are prohibited.

§ azleg.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Does not include anything that is designed or intended to rise into the air and explode or to detonate in the air or to fly above the ground, including firework items defined by the APA 87-1 and known as firecrackers, bottle rockets”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from azleg.gov.

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Arizona sets no statewide use window, but local governments may limit use of permissible consumer fireworks to June 24 to July 6 and December 26 to January 4 — plus May 4 to 6 and the second and third days of Diwali in counties over 500,000 people — may ban use from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. (except until 1 a.m. after July 4 and New Year's Eve), and may ban use during fire restrictions (A.R.S. 36-1606(A)). Any incorporated city or town may ban use altogether (36-1605(A)(7)). Snappers, party poppers, snakes, toy smoke devices and sparklers are not regulated as fireworks (36-1601(4)(b)).

§ azleg.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Prohibit the use of permissible consumer fireworks on days other than May 4 through May 6, June 24 through July 6 and December 26 through January 4 of each year and the second and third days of Diwali”

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Info

You must be 16 to buy permissible consumer fireworks in Arizona — no one may sell them to a person under 16 (A.R.S. 36-1609(B)). Local governments may limit the days they are sold, and any incorporated city or town may prohibit setting them off altogether (A.R.S. 36-1605(A)(7), 36-1606(A)).

§ azleg.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“A person shall not sell or permit or authorize the sale of permissible consumer fireworks to a person who is under sixteen years of age.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from azleg.gov.

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Restricted

Arizona retailers may sell the public only permissible consumer fireworks — ground and handheld fountains, sparklers, torches, wheels and spinners — never aerials or firecrackers, and never to anyone under 16 (A.R.S. 36-1601(7), 36-1609(B)). Cities and counties may prohibit sales on days outside the statutory sale windows (36-1606(A)).

§ azleg.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their sale or use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except as follows”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from azleg.gov.

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Conditional

In Arizona, no personal permit is needed to buy or use permissible consumer fireworks (ground and handheld devices that do not fly or explode in the air); other fireworks are allowed only in a supervised public display under a local permit (A.R.S. 36-1602, 36-1603). Local governments may limit the days and hours of use, and any incorporated city or town may ban use altogether (36-1605(A)(7), 36-1606(A)).

§ azleg.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Each governing body may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for granting permits for supervised public displays of fireworks within its jurisdiction”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from azleg.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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