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Kentucky Allowed Firework Types (2026)

Permitted: Kentucky permits the full consumer-grade line: aerials (sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial spinners, mines and shells) and firecrackers, plus ground and handheld devices, and novelties (KRS 227.702).

PermittedVerified May 31, 2026

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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering Kentucky

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IllinoisRestricted
Illinois allows sparklers and novelties only: sparklers, party poppers, snappers, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, helicopters, missiles, pinwheels and all 1.4G aerials and handhelds are prohibited (allowed only under a local display permit).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: sfm.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IndianaPermitted
Indiana permits full 1.4G consumer fireworks (aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, etc.) plus novelties and sparklers. Users must discharge on their own property, a consenting owner's property, or a designated site.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
MissouriPermitted
Missouri allows the full consumer line: aerials (shells, Roman candles, rockets), firecrackers, and ground, handheld and novelty items meeting the APA 87-1A standard. Prohibited: cherry bombs, M-80s, M-100s, M-1000s and other oversized salutes (RSMo 320.136).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OhioPermitted
Ohio permits 1.4G consumer fireworks, including aerial devices (aerial shells, cakes, Roman candles, bottle rockets) and non-aerial devices (fountains, firecrackers, ground effects), subject to spectator-separation distances — where not banned locally.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
TennesseePermitted
Tennessee allows full consumer 1.4G fireworks where they are not locally banned — including aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, fountains and sparklers — if State Fire Marshal–approved.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
VirginiaRestricted
Virginia permits sparklers, fountains, Pharaoh's serpents, pinwheels/whirligigs, and caps statewide. Prohibited: firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles and any device that explodes, rises, or fires a projectile.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaPermitted
West Virginia allows full consumer fireworks: firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, reloadable/aerial shells, missiles, helicopter/aerial spinners, plus sparkling devices and novelties.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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