{"title":"Barriere fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Barriere?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of Barriere","url":"https://www.barriere.ca"},"short_answer":"The District of Barriere's Fire Regulations Bylaw sets no dates, hours or permit for consumer fireworks. They may not be used in a way that creates danger or a nuisance, or during a Fire Chief ban on outdoor fires. Display fireworks need a $25 Fire Chief permit.","aliases":["fireworks barriere","fireworks bylaw barriere","set off fireworks barriere","display fireworks permit barriere"],"cost":"Display fireworks permit: $25. Bylaw notice for breaking the Fire Regulations Bylaw: $300 ($250 if paid early, $500 late).","how_long":"Permit issued by the Fire Chief; processing time not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-672-9751"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office (Municipal Hall)","value":"4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Barriere backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Barriere bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Barriere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"The bylaw sets no dates, hours or permit for Consumer Fireworks. No fireworks may be used in a way that might create danger or a nuisance, and none may be used while the Fire Chief has a ban on outdoor fires.","short":"No dates or permit set; none in fire ban","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"ss. 5.1, 5.4","quotes":["in such a place or in such a manner as might create danger or constitute a nuisance","No person shall use, set off or allow to be used or set off any Fireworks if the Fire Chief has issued a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Fireworks may not be sold or made available to a minor, vendors must store them securely, and none may be stored or sold in a way that creates danger or a nuisance. No sale dates are set.","short":"No sale dates set; none to minors","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"ss. 5.1 to 5.3","quotes":["No person shall make available or sell Fireworks to a minor.","Vendor’s of Fireworks shall ensure Fireworks are stored in a secure and safe manner."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"Fireworks include anything made or used to produce an explosion or a pyrotechnic device, as defined in the federal Explosives Act and the BC Fireworks Act. Consumer Fireworks are low hazard; Display Fireworks are high hazard.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"Part I, Definitions","quotes":["Consumer Fireworks are those classed as low hazard under the Fireworks Act.","Display Fireworks are those classed as high hazard under the Fireworks Act."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"A Display Fireworks permit from the Fire Chief is required. Applicant needs an NRCan Fireworks Supervisor or Pyrotechnics card, the owner's written permission, $5,000,000 liability insurance and Workers Compensation coverage. Permit is non-transferable. Fee $25.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"ss. 5.5 to 5.12","quotes":["No person shall discharge, fire or set off any Display Fireworks without a Permit from the Fire Chief of","not less than $5,000,000","A permit issued under this section is non-transferable."]},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, consolidated March 2026 (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"Schedule 8","quotes":["SCHEDULE 8 - Fire Prevention & Safety Fees and Permits Fireworks Permit $25 Court Fees - Attendance of an officer or member of the Fire Department"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $300 ($250 if paid early, $500 late) for breaking any provision of Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55. On summary conviction, not less than $250 per offence.","short":"Notice $300 ($250 if paid early, $500 late)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=aaac793f-9b92-48b7-870d-baf4e54f2279","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 95 (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"Schedule A, Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55","quotes":["Failure to comply with the provision & scehdules of Bylaw No. 55 as amended $300 $250 NO n/a $500"]},{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"s. 7.2","quotes":["liable to a penalty of not less than two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars for each infraction or offense"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Barriere Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, Part V (Fireworks)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","section":"Part V","quotes":["a property. PART V - FIREWORKS 5.1 No person shall store, sell, use, set off, or allow to be stored, sold, used or set off, any Consumer or","NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Barriere, in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1. This bylaw may be cited as \"District of Barriere Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55. 2.\"Barriere Volunteer Fire Department Establishment and Regulation Bylaw No. 1262, 1991 and all","1. This bylaw may be cited as \"District of Barriere Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart V of the [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55](<https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf>) covers fireworks. It defines fireworks as anything made or used to produce an explosion, or a pyrotechnic device, as defined in the federal Explosives Act and the BC Fireworks Act. Consumer Fireworks are low hazard and Display Fireworks are high hazard. The bylaw sets no dates or hours for consumer fireworks and does not name sparklers or firecrackers.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Never use fireworks in a way that might create danger or a nuisance, and never while the Fire Chief has a ban on outdoor fires. Check Local Notices on the District homepage, or call 250-672-9751.\n2. For display fireworks, apply for a permit from the Fire Chief. You need an NRCan Fireworks Supervisor or Pyrotechnics card, the property owner's written permission, $5,000,000 liability insurance and Workers Compensation coverage. The $25 permit cannot be transferred.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fireworks may not be sold or made available to a minor. Vendors must store them securely, and none may be stored or sold in a way that creates danger or a nuisance.\n- The Parks Regulation Bylaw mentions fireworks exhibitions approved by Council in parks.\n- The fine is a $300 bylaw notice ($250 if paid early, $500 late). On summary conviction it is not less than $250 per offence.\n- We found no business-licence rule for fireworks vendors.","sources":[{"url":"https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FNotices%2FFire%20Dept%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No_%2055%20CONSOLIDATED%20Fire%20Regulations%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, consolidated March 2026 (PDF), District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=aaac793f-9b92-48b7-870d-baf4e54f2279","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 95 (PDF), District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=8984dfaa-15a1-4d0b-8742-2432a2917af4","title":"Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 0042, 2009 (PDF), District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fireworks.json"}}