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Nebraska Allowed Firework Types (2026)

Permitted: Nebraska allows the full consumer line: aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, and ground, handheld and novelty 1.4G devices.

PermittedVerified May 31, 2026

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Nebraska allows the full consumer line: aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, and ground, handheld and novelty 1.4G devices. Display (1.3G) fireworks require a permit.

Official source: nebraskalegislature.gov →

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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering Nebraska

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

ColoradoRestricted
Colorado allows ground and novelty fireworks only: fountains, wheels, ground spinners, sparklers, snakes, and novelties. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, and any aerial or exploding device are prohibited statewide.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dfpc.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
IowaPermitted
Iowa permits full 1.4G consumer fireworks (aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, etc.) plus novelties and sparklers, though some localities limit which items may be used. Use is restricted to your own property (or another's with permission) and away from certain structures.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KansasConditional
Kansas generally permits common consumer fireworks (fountains, ground items, many aerials and firecrackers), but bottle rockets are prohibited statewide, some sky and stick rockets are restricted, and localities often further limit aerials. Sparklers and novelties are allowed.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: firemarshal.ks.gov · Full Kansas 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 →
South DakotaRestricted
South Dakota permits cones, fountains, ground sparkling devices and novelties. Prohibited: firecrackers, aerial mortars/shells, bottle rockets, skyrockets and any device that explodes or produces a report.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
WyomingPermitted
In Wyoming, consumer-grade (1.4G) fireworks — those sellable under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1261, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 371 and 16 C.F.R. part 1507 — are the class counties may authorize or prohibit; where no county resolution or city ordinance bans them, they may be sold and used. …
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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