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Montana statewide rule

Consumer fireworks (1.4G, meeting CPSC standards) are legal statewide in Montana, but retail sale is allowed only June 24–July 5 and December 29–31 (MCA 50-37-106); there is no statewide restriction on use dates. Discharge is banned inside any state forest, state park or state recreation area, within 100 feet of a fireworks retailer, from, inside or toward a motor vehicle, and near people or animals in a way likely to risk injury (50-37-103). Any city or town may regulate or prohibit sale and use within its limits (7-33-4206). Violations are a misdemeanor: $100–$500 and/or 30 days–6 months (50-37-110).

§ mca.legmt.gov
Verified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“discharge or cause to be discharged any pyrotechnics, fireworks as defined in 50-37-101 , or permissible fireworks as enumerated in 50-37-105 : (a) within the exterior boundaries of a state forest, state park, or state recreation area”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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Every Fireworks rule LawLert has for Montana

Each rule below is the full statewide entry, with the official source it rests on and the date it was last checked.

Permitted

Montana allows the possession, retail sale and use of "permissible fireworks" — limited to items that meet the federal consumer-fireworks definition in 27 CFR 555.11 and comply with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission rules in 16 CFR parts 1500 and 1507 (MCA 50-37-104, 50-37-105). Possessing, selling, transporting or using any other fireworks is unlawful except under the chapter's exceptions, such as a supervised public display permit (50-37-103, 50-37-107). Cities and towns may regulate or prohibit fireworks (7-33-4206).

§ mca.legmt.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Permissible fireworks include and are limited to those that meet the definition of consumer fireworks as provided in 27 CFR 555.11”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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In Montana, retail sale is allowed only from June 24 to July 5 and from December 29 to December 31 (MCA 50-37-106). State law sets no dates or hours for use, but cities and towns may regulate or prohibit the use and sale of fireworks (7-33-4206), so check local rules.

§ mca.legmt.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“The city or town council has power to regulate or prohibit the building of bonfires or the explosion, use, or selling of fireworks”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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Info

Montana sets no minimum age to buy or use fireworks in statute, but it is unlawful for anyone under 18 to sell, offer for sale or possess for sale permissible fireworks (MCA 50-37-103). Retail sales are allowed only June 24 to July 5 and December 29 to December 31 (50-37-106) — never by mail order and never within 300 feet of a hospital or church (50-37-103).

§ mca.legmt.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“It is unlawful for an individual under the age of 18 to possess for sale, sell, or offer for sale within the state permissible fireworks”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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Montana retailers may sell permissible (consumer) fireworks only from June 24 to July 5 and from December 29 to December 31 (MCA 50-37-106) — never by mail order and never within 300 feet of a hospital or church, and no one under 18 may sell them (50-37-103). Cities and towns may ban fireworks sales within their limits (7-33-4206, 50-37-102(3)).

§ mca.legmt.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“may offer permissible fireworks, as defined in 50-37-105 , of any kind for sale at retail only during the following periods: (1) June 24 through July 5; and (2) December 29 through December 31.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

Conditional

Montana requires no personal permit to buy or use permissible (consumer) fireworks; retail sale is limited to June 24 to July 5 and December 29 to December 31 (MCA 50-37-104, 50-37-106). Wholesalers need a fireworks wholesaler permit from the Department of Labor and Industry (50-37-104). Supervised public displays need a permit from the state fire prevention and investigation section or the city, town or county, applied for in writing at least 15 days ahead, with proof of liability insurance (50-37-107, 50-37-108). Cities and towns may regulate or prohibit fireworks (7-33-4206).

§ mca.legmt.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Application for permits must be made in writing at least 15 days prior to the date of the display.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from mca.legmt.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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