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title: Barriere fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Barriere?"
place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Barriere
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# Barriere fireworks rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Barriere, https://www.barriere.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: District Office, 250-672-9751
- In person: District Office (Municipal Hall), 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page))

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** 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.
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, ss. 5.1, 5.4](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)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** 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.
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, ss. 5.1 to 5.3](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)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What counts as fireworks:** 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.
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, Part I, Definitions](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)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** 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.
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, ss. 5.5 to 5.12](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)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, consolidated March 2026, Schedule 8](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0)
  - Official wording: "SCHEDULE 8 - Fire Prevention & Safety Fees and Permits Fireworks Permit $25 Court Fees - Attendance of an officer or member of the Fire Department"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 95, Schedule A, Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=aaac793f-9b92-48b7-870d-baf4e54f2279)
  - Official wording: "Failure to comply with the provision & scehdules of Bylaw No. 55 as amended $300 $250 NO n/a $500"
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, s. 7.2](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)
  - Official wording: "liable to a penalty of not less than two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars for each infraction or offense"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Barriere Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, Part V (Fireworks)
  - Source: [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated, Part V](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)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Part 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.

## Steps

1. 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.
2. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- The Parks Regulation Bylaw mentions fireworks exhibitions approved by Council in parks.
- The fine is a $300 bylaw notice ($250 if paid early, $500 late). On summary conviction it is not less than $250 per offence.
- We found no business-licence rule for fireworks vendors.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere](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)

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## Sources

- [Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 55, consolidated (PDF), District of Barriere](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) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, consolidated March 2026 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 95 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=aaac793f-9b92-48b7-870d-baf4e54f2279) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 0042, 2009 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=8984dfaa-15a1-4d0b-8742-2432a2917af4) (read 2026-11-08)

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