FIREWORKS;

FIREWORKS;

You want to know what type of fireworks or sparklers are allowed under Connecticut law.

State law bans the use, sale, or possession of fireworks with intent to sell at retail. But it allows (1) people age 16 or older to buy, use, possess, and sell sparklers that are nonexplosive, nonaerial, and contain no more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture and (2) people to conduct supervised fireworks displays with permits and competency certificates, issued by the state fire marshal (CGS § 29-357).

The law defines fireworks as any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances or articles used to produce a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation. They include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns that use explosives, fire-propelled balloons, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, daygo bombs, sparklers or similar fireworks and any fireworks containing explosive or flammable compound, and any tablets or other device containing explosive substance. The term does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices that use paper caps manufactured in accordance with federal regulations (CGS § 29-356).

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