South Carolina Fireworks

South Carolina permits consumer fireworks that meet U.S. DOT and CPSC standards, including aerials, multi-shot cakes, Roman candles and sparklers (S.C. Code 40-56-20, 40-56-220). Retail sale and use of small bottle rockets are not legal (40-56-220(C)). Making, storing, transporting or possessing loud fireworks over two grains of composition — ground salutes, cherry bombs, M-80s, T-N-T and bulldog salutes — is unlawful (23-35-130).

In South Carolina you can buy consumer fireworks year-round from retailers licensed by the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety — never from tents, canopies or vehicles. Small bottle rockets may not be sold or used in the state (S.C. Code 40-56-220(C)).

In South Carolina, no permit is needed to buy or set off consumer fireworks, but fireworks may not be sold to anyone under 16, and the retail sale and use of small bottle rockets are not legal (S.C. Code 40-56-220). A property owner, lessee or condominium board can make its property a Fireworks Prohibited Zone by filing an agreement with local law enforcement and posting signs, and a county or city can extend the zone onto adjoining public land; knowingly discharging fireworks from, in or into a Fireworks Prohibited Zone is a misdemeanor (S.C. Code 23-35-175). Permits for fireworks display shows are handled by the Office of State Fire Marshal.