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New Mexico Consumer Fireworks (2026)

Conditional: In New Mexico, ground and some limited aerial consumer fireworks are legal; municipalities and counties may restrict aerial devices and ground audible devices, and the governor or a city may impose temporary bans during severe or extreme drought (NMSA 60-2C).

ConditionalVerified May 31, 2026

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Consumer Fireworks in states bordering New Mexico

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

ArizonaConditional
In Arizona, only "permissible consumer fireworks" — ground-based, non-aerial and non-explosive — are legal for the public; cities and counties may further restrict them, and many municipalities limit or ban use (A.R.S. 36-1601 to 36-1606).
Verified Jul 27, 2026 · Source: azleg.gov · Full Arizona rule →
ColoradoConditional
Only "permissible fireworks" (non-aerial, non-explosive) are legal statewide, and only where local law allows — many Colorado cities and counties ban all consumer fireworks. Municipalities and counties may impose further restrictions and prohibitions on sale, use and possession, and drought fire bans can prohibit use entirely (C.R.S. 24-33.5-2001, 24-33.5-2002(5), 24-33.5-2007).
Verified Jul 27, 2026 · Source: dfpc.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
OklahomaPermitted
Oklahoma broadly permits consumer fireworks, but many municipalities — Oklahoma City and Tulsa among them — still ban or restrict use within city limits by local ordinance. As of May 20, 2026, the Rocket's Red Glare Act (SB 1948) legalized bottle rockets and stick-mounted skyrockets statewide and removed the seasonal sales-window requirement, so licensed retailers may now sell year-round. Counties may not restrict certain private noncommercial displays.
Verified Jun 8, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TexasPermitted
Consumer fireworks (1.4G) are broadly legal in Texas, primarily in unincorporated county areas; cities and many counties restrict or prohibit use within their limits. Texas is a major cross-border and county-line retail market.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tdi.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
UtahConditional
Class C "common state-approved" consumer fireworks (including aerial cakes and repeaters up to 500 grams) are legal statewide in Utah, but only within tight date windows and outside restricted wildfire areas; cities and counties may further restrict them by area (Utah Code 53-7-220 et seq.).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: firemarshal.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →

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