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title: Anmore fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Anmore?"
place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
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# Anmore fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Anmore?

**Short answer:** In Anmore, only low hazard fireworks (such as fountains, Roman candles and sparklers) may be set off, and only between October 24 and November 1. At other times you need authorization from the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer. Under-18s may not possess fireworks.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Anmore, https://anmore.com)  
**Cost:** Permit to set off fireworks outside the window: $25 (non-refundable), plus $50 an hour for extra inspections. Permit to sell: $50. Bylaw notice $150 for unauthorized use or possession.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Hall (Anmore Community Hub), 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 5G9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Hall, 604-469-9877

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Only low hazard recreational fireworks (Class 7.2.2, such as fountains, Roman candles and sparklers) may be possessed or set off, and only between October 24 and November 1; no permit is needed for those. At any other time, or for high hazard fireworks, it is unlawful unless the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer authorizes it. Setting off fireworks on a public street, lane or place needs the property owner's written permission and a permit. People under 18 may not possess fireworks.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017, s. 6.1, 5.4, 6.2, 5.3.1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
  - Official wording: "except low hazard fireworks for recreation (Class 7.2.2) between" … "October 24 to November 1 in any year, whereby a permit is not required." … "written permission from the property owner where the fireworks are to be" … "for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years" … "old to possess fireworks or firecrackers for any reason."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** Selling is allowed only from October 24 to October 30, with both a business licence and a permit. Sales stop at 9:00 p.m. on October 30. Applications are due by the end of the first business day after October 7. No sales from vehicles, trailers or temporary structures, and none to anyone under 18.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017, s. 5.4.3-5.4.6, 5.3](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A Business Licence and Valid Permit are required for the selling of" … "The selling of fireworks is only permitted between October 24 to October" … "The sales, distribution or storage of fireworks in or from vehicles, trailers" … "to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years old"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What counts as fireworks:** High hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1: rockets, shells, large wheels, fountains, mines and the like) and low hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.2: showers, fountains, Roman candles, volcanoes, pinwheels and sparklers). 'Firecrackers' are small fireworks with entwined fuses used only as noisemakers. Fireworks with a practical use, such as distress signals and highway flares, are excluded.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017, s. 2](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
  - Official wording: "such as firework showers, fountains," … "golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, Roman candles, volcanoes, and sparklers but" … "means small fireworks with entwined fuses used solely as noisemakers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** Outside the October 24 to November 1 window, a permit to set off fireworks comes from the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer: $25 application and permit fee (non-refundable), plus $50 an hour for extra site inspections. A permit to sell fireworks costs $50.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017, s. 5.4.1, Schedule A](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Application and Permit Fee for Discharge of fireworks $25.00" … "Application Fee and Permit Fee for sale of fireworks $50.00" … "Additional Site Inspections for sale or discharge of fireworks $50.00/hour"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $150 for unauthorized use or possession (pay $105 within 14 days; $195 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid); $200 for selling without authorization; $100 for improper storage. The municipal ticket schedule lists the same base amounts.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021, Schedule A, Fireworks Bylaw](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Unauthorized use or possession of 6.1 $150 $105 $195" … "Selling fireworks without 5.1 $200 $140 $260" … "Improper storage of fireworks 4.3 $100 $70 $130"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 479-2009, Schedule 17](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-479-2009-Municipal-Ticket-Information-Utilization-Consolidated-Jul-20.2.pdf)
  - Official wording: "6.1 Unauthorized use or possession of fireworks $150"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021, s. 4 (b), (c)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf)
  - Official wording: "if payment is received by the Village within 14 days of the person receiving" … "if payment is received more than 30 days after the person receiving or being"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Anmore Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017, s. 1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Anmore Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017](<https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf>) allows only low hazard recreational fireworks (Class 7.2.2: showers, fountains, Roman candles, volcanoes, pinwheels and sparklers) to be possessed or set off, and only between October 24 and November 1. No permit is needed for those. High hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1: rockets, shells, large wheels, mines and the like) are unlawful unless the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer authorizes them.

## Good to know

- **Outside the window**, fireworks are unlawful unless the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer authorizes them. The permit is $25 (non-refundable), plus $50 an hour for extra site inspections.
- Setting off fireworks on a public street, lane or place needs the property owner's written permission and a permit.
- People under 18 may not possess fireworks.
- Fireworks may not be set off within 300 m of a hospital, nursing home, school or church unless the Fire Chief or Chief Administrative Officer and the owner consent.
- **Selling** is allowed only from October 24 to October 30, with both a business licence and a permit ($50). Sales stop at 9:00 p.m. on October 30. No sales from vehicles, trailers or temporary structures, and none to anyone under 18.
- A bylaw notice is $150 for unauthorized use or possession ($105 if paid within 14 days; $195 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid), $200 for selling without authorization and $100 for improper storage. The bylaw also allows a court fine of up to $5,000 or six months in jail, or both.
- The Fees and Charges Bylaw gives slightly different permit dates (November 1 to October 23). Confirm with the Village.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-608-2019-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-2025-11-21.pdf)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 479-2009 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-479-2009-Municipal-Ticket-Information-Utilization-Consolidated-Jul-20.2.pdf)

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## The same question elsewhere

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- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fireworks Bylaw No. 569-2017 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-569-2017-Fireworks.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-625-2021-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated-2026-05-01.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 479-2009 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-479-2009-Municipal-Ticket-Information-Utilization-Consolidated-Jul-20.2.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-608-2019-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-2025-11-21.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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