Idaho Fireworks

In Idaho, nonaerial common fireworks may be sold and used from midnight June 23 to midnight July 5 and from midnight December 26 to midnight January 1; the local authority having jurisdiction may extend each sales period by up to 5 days (Idaho Code 39-2606). The statute sets no daily curfew, but using fireworks in an area the county commission or local authority has declared a severe fire threat, with advance notice, is unlawful (39-2609(4)). Selling or using fireworks at a time the chapter does not permit is an infraction with a $100 fine (39-2609).

Idaho's Fireworks Act (Idaho Code 39-2601 to 39-2614) sets no minimum age to buy or use nonaerial common fireworks. Parents or others with custody or control of a minor are liable for damage the minor causes with fireworks (39-2611). Only nonaerial common fireworks may be sold to the public, from June 23 to July 5 and from December 26 to January 1 (39-2606).

In Idaho, nonaerial common fireworks are sold at retail only from temporary fireworks stands — unless the local authority grants a variance or the seller uses a permanent building that sold fireworks in 1996 — from June 23 to July 5 and from December 26 to January 1, and the local authority may extend each sales period by up to 5 days (Idaho Code 39-2606, 39-2607). The local authority may require a retail sales permit (39-2604). Sellers may also store and sell fireworks for export from Idaho or in interstate commerce (39-2610(6)), but only nonaerial common fireworks may be used in Idaho without a display or event permit (39-2605, 39-2606).

Idaho requires no personal permit to use nonaerial common fireworks during the legal windows (June 23 to July 5 and December 26 to January 1; Idaho Code 39-2606). Wholesalers and importers need a state license (39-2603), and the local authority having jurisdiction may require a retail sales permit (39-2604). Any other fireworks, and sales or use outside those windows, need a public display or event permit from that local authority (39-2605, 39-2606(2)).