New Jersey Fireworks

New Jersey allows, for people 16 or older, only: wood-stick or wire sparklers with no more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture each; handheld or ground-based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and non-aerial (they may crackle or whistle), with 75 grams or less per tube or 500 grams or less in total for multiple tubes; snakes and glow worms; smoke devices; and trick noisemakers such as party poppers, snappers and drop pops (R.S. 21:2-2, 21:3-2(b)). Prohibited: firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs and other aerial or exploding fireworks (R.S. 21:3-2(a)).

New Jersey allows retail sale of only sparkling devices and novelties (wire or wood sparklers, hand-held or ground non-aerial sparkling devices, snakes, smoke devices, party poppers), and selling, buying or possessing them is lawful only for people 16 or older. Firecrackers, skyrockets, Roman candles and other fireworks may be sold only to a permit's authorized purchaser or a registered commercial enterprise.