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In New Mexico, ground and some limited aerial consumer fireworks are legal; municipalities and counties may restrict aerial devices and ground audible devices, and the governor or a city may impose temporary bans during severe or extreme drought (NMSA 60-2C).
Each rule below is the full statewide entry, with the official source it rests on and the date it was last checked.
New Mexico allows ground and handheld sparkling devices (fountains, ground spinners, sparklers, torches, wheels) plus certain aerials (Roman candles, mines, shells, helicopters, missile and stick rockets) and ground audible (firecrackers, chasers), though cities may ban the aerial and ground-audible categories, especially in drought.
Full rule, with nearby states →In New Mexico, retail sale is allowed from June 20 to July 6, around New Year's, around Chinese New Year, on September 16, and on Cinco de Mayo, and year-round in permanent tourism stores. Drought proclamations may ban missile and stick rockets, helicopters, aerial spinners, and ground audible devices in affected areas.
Full rule, with nearby states →In New Mexico you must be 16 to buy fireworks — it is unlawful to sell them to anyone under 16, or to anyone who is intoxicated (NMSA 60-2C-8). Licensed retailers sell them during the permitted sale periods.
Most consumer fireworks are sold at licensed New Mexico retailers and seasonal stands, and counties and cities may restrict them during drought.
In New Mexico, permissible consumer fireworks are legal (firecrackers, aerial spinners, and missile rockets are not). Retail permits run through the State Fire Marshal, and the Governor may temporarily ban fireworks during drought. Municipalities may restrict aerial and ground-audible devices.
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