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      Arizona State Law for Fireworks Sales

      Use and Sale of Consumer Fireworks

      The Phoenix Fire Code prevents the sale and use of consumer fireworks in the City of Phoenix. However, Arizona State Law supersedes this requirement during specific dates ​and allows the sale and use. Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-1606 regulates when permissible fireworks can be bought, sold, and used in Arizona.  ​ The law does not apply to novelty items: snappers, snap caps, glow worms, snakes, party poppers, and sparklers. 

      This law may be updated at times so please refer to https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/01606.htm for current requirements and dates. Below are only for references based on State Law at time of this page's publish date. 

      The sale of permissible consumer fireworks is allowed:
      • April 25th through May 6
      • May 20th through July 6th 
      • December 10th through January 3rd
      • Two days before the first day of Diwali through the third day of Diwali each year.​

      The use of permissible consumer fireworks is allowed:

      • May 4th through May 6th
      • June 24th through July 6th
      • December 26th through January 4th
      • The second and third days of Diwali of each year.​

      Prohibit use​ all days the use of permissible consumer fireworks between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except:

      (i) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on December 31 of each year through 1:00 a.m. on January 1 of each year.

      (ii) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on July 4 of each year through 1:00 a.m. on July 5 of each year.

      Permissible fireworks include: cylindrical and cone fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, flitter sparklers, toy smoke devices, wire sparklers or dip sticks.