What is the law relating to fireworks in the State of Minnesota?
Minnesota law changed on April 30th, 2002 to allow people to possess and use sparkling, nonexplosive, nonarial fireworks items. The statute regulating fireworks is MN Statute 624.20(C). Basically if the fireworks are explosive or become aerial during discharge, it is illegal to possess or use. This would include fireworks of the type commonly known as “firecrackers”, “lady-fingers”, “sky rockets”, “bottle rockets”, missile type rockets, aerial spinners, planes, helicopters or UFO’s, Roman candles, mines or shells (which are heavy cardboard or paper tube attached to a base and upon ignition stars, balls or reports are propelled into the air), Chasers, or Parachutes.
