Whats the Wisconsin law on fireworks?
Information on the regulation of the sale, possession and use of fireworks in Wisconsin is found in Wisconsin Statute 167.10 Local ordinances may also regulate fireworks and may be stricter than state law, but cannot be less strict. In essence, the state does not require a permit for the sale, possession and use of sparklers, stationary cones and fountains, toy snakes, smoke bombs, and caps, noisemakers and confetti poppers with less than “Bj” of a grain of explosive mixture. There is no age restriction on sale, possession or use of these devices and the statute does not classify them as fireworks. These are the only kinds of “fireworks,” as that word is commonly used, that a person may use or possess without a permit or that may be sold to a person who does not have a permit. For all other types of fireworks, a valid permit is required for possessing or using them, including, for example, firecrackers, roman candles, bottle rockets and mortars. A commonly used rule of thumb is that a
