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South Dakota statewide rule

Consumer (1.4G) fireworks are legal in South Dakota during the use periods — June 27 through the first Sunday after July 4 and December 28 through January 1 (SDCL 34-37-5, 34-37-16.1). They are banned inside the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District and within 300 feet of it, and in national forests, national parks, state forests and Game, Fish and Parks land without written authorization (SDCL 34-37-11). Counties may ban use outside cities when grassland fire danger is extreme (SDCL 34-37-19).

§ sdlegislature.gov
Verified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“No person may sell or cause to be sold, use, or cause to be used, any pyrotechnics of any description or any consumer fireworks within the exterior boundaries of the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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Every Fireworks rule LawLert has for South Dakota

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

Restricted

South Dakota permits consumer fireworks: 1.4G (UN0336) devices enumerated in Chapter 3 of American Pyrotechnics Association Standard 87-1 (2001) that meet the federal CPSC rules in 16 C.F.R. Part 1507 (SDCL 34-37-1, 34-37-5). Possessing, selling or using any other fireworks is a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 34-37-4, 34-37-16). Display (1.3G) fireworks require a local permit.

§ sdlegislature.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Permissible fireworks are consumer fireworks as enumerated in Chapter 3 of the American Pyrotechnics Association Inc., Standard 87-1, 2001 edition and that comply with labeling regulations promulgated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 C.F.R. 1507”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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In South Dakota, using consumer fireworks is allowed only from June 27 through the first Sunday after July 4 and from December 28 through January 1; use outside those periods is a Class 2 misdemeanor (SDCL 34-37-16.1). Retail sales are allowed only from June 27 through July 5 and from December 28 through January 1, and never between midnight and 7 a.m. (SDCL 34-37-10). Counties may restrict or ban fireworks outside city limits when the grassland fire danger index reaches extreme, and local rules may also apply.

§ sdlegislature.govVerified Oct 25, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“except during the period from June twenty-seventh to the first Sunday after July fourth, and during the period beginning December twenty-eighth to January first”

Read on Oct 25, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

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Info

South Dakota's fireworks chapter sets no minimum age to buy fireworks, but no one under 18 may be licensed to sell them or sell or dispense them for a wholesaler or retailer (SDCL 34-37-2.1). Licensed retailers may sell only from June 27 through July 5 and from December 28 through January 1, never between midnight and 7 a.m. (SDCL 34-37-10).

§ sdlegislature.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“A person under the age of eighteen years may not be licensed under this chapter. A wholesaler or retailer may not employ or permit any person under the age of eighteen to sell, dispense, or offer for sale any fireworks”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

Permitted

In South Dakota you can buy the full consumer fireworks line at licensed retailers during seasonal windows.

§ sdlegislature.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person offers any fireworks for sale to any other person at retail other than during the period between June twenty-seventh and July fifth or during the period between December twenty-eighth and January first.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

Conditional

In South Dakota, consumers need no personal permit to buy or use consumer fireworks. Wholesalers and retailers must be licensed by the Department of Public Safety (SDCL 34-37-2). Use is allowed only from June 27 through the first Sunday after July 4 and from December 28 through January 1 (SDCL 34-37-16.1). Display fireworks at a public or private event need a permit from the municipality, township or county (SDCL 34-37-13).

§ sdlegislature.govVerified Oct 26, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“a person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person uses consumer fireworks except during the period from June twenty-seventh to the first Sunday after July fourth, and during the period beginning December twenty-eighth to January first.”

Read on Oct 26, 2026 from sdlegislature.gov.

Checked once · Oct 26, 2026

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