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Maryland Consumer Fireworks (2026)

Conditional: Only gold-labeled sparklers, novelty items (party poppers, snap pops, snakes) and non-aerial, non-explosive ground-based sparkling devices are legal statewide; aerial and explosive fireworks — firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, mortars — are banned.

Only gold-labeled sparklers, novelty items (party poppers, snap pops, snakes) and non-aerial, non-explosive ground-based sparkling devices are legal statewide; aerial and explosive fireworks — firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, mortars — are banned. All fireworks are prohibited in Baltimore City, Montgomery County and Prince George''s County, and ground-based sparkling devices are additionally prohibited in Ocean City, Harford County and Howard County (sparklers and novelties remain legal in those three). Discharging or possessing fireworks without a required permit is a citable offense ($250) with mandatory confiscation.

Official source: firemarshal.maryland.gov →

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