{"title":"Enderby fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Enderby?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","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":"City of Enderby","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com"},"short_answer":"Not without City approval. In the City of Enderby, Fire Protection Bylaw 1529 bans possessing for use or setting off fireworks and firecrackers unless the City has approved it for a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose. The request must be in writing. Selling them is banned.","aliases":["firecrackers enderby","set off fireworks enderby","fireworks permit enderby","halloween fireworks enderby"],"cost":"No fee for approval was found. Setting off fireworks or firecrackers without a permit: bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $200 (half if paid within 30 days). Selling: $200, or $300 for high hazard fireworks.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall (write to request approval)","value":"619 Cliff Avenue, Enderby, BC","note":"The bylaw does not say who to send a request to; ask City Hall first."},{"type":"email","label":"City Hall","value":"info@cityofenderby.com"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-838-7230"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529 (PDF)","url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Enderby backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Enderby bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not allowed without City approval. No one may possess for use, use, set off or discharge low hazard fireworks, high hazard fireworks or firecrackers unless the City has approved it for a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose; requests for approval must be made in writing.","short":"No, unless City approves in writing","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 5.1(b), 5.2","quotes":["Subject to subsections (5.2) and (5.3), no person shall possess for","purposes of use, use, set off, explode or discharge:","approval from the City","of Enderby to use, set off, explode or discharge any Low Hazard Fireworks, High","Hazard Fireworks or Firecrackers for religious, ceremonial, celebratory or","business related purposes. Requests for approval must be made in writing.","business related purposes. Requests for approval must be made in writing. The"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Not allowed. No one may possess for resale or distribution, offer for sale, store, distribute or sell low hazard fireworks, high hazard fireworks or firecrackers.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 5.1(a)","quotes":["No person may possess for purposes of re-sale or distribution, offer for","sale, store, distribute or sell:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"The bylaw covers low hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1: fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, volcanoes, sparklers), high hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.2) and firecrackers (small fireworks used only as noisemakers, such as bottle rockets and screechers).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["“Firecrackers” means small Low Hazard Fireworks or small High Hazard","including, without limitation, bottle rockets and screechers","firework showers,","fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, volcanoes and sparklers","High Hazard Fireworks (Class 7.2.2)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Anyone with a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose may request City approval in writing. The City or Fire Chief may set conditions, and the person approved must comply with them.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 5.2","quotes":["Requests for approval must be made in writing. The","City or Fire Chief may impose any and all conditions deemed necessary to","responsible for ensuring compliance with all"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: setting off low hazard fireworks, high hazard fireworks or firecrackers without a permit: $200 ($100 if paid within 14 days; $225 after 28 days). Selling low hazard fireworks or firecrackers: $200 ($100; $225); selling high hazard fireworks: $300 ($150; $330). Municipal ticket: same full amounts, half if paid within 30 days.","short":"Notice $200 ($100 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule A (Fire Protection Bylaw 5.1)","quotes":["1529 $200 $100 $225 YES 5.1 b)(i) Set off Low Hazard","1529 $300 $150 $330 YES 5.1 a)(ii) Sell High Hazard"]},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","section":"Schedule 7","quotes":["Sell Low Hazard Fireworks 5.1 a)(i) 200. 100.","Sell High Hazard Fireworks 5.1 a)(ii) 300. 150.","Set off Low Hazard Fireworks without permit 5.1 b)(i) 200. 100."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Enderby Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (s. 5)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","section":"s. 1","quotes":["City of Enderby Fire Protection Bylaw No.","1529, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 5 of the [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf) covers fireworks in the City of Enderby. It names low hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1, such as fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels, volcanoes and sparklers), high hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.2) and firecrackers (small fireworks used only as noisemakers, such as bottle rockets and screechers).\n\n- Use: no one may possess for use, use, set off or discharge any of them unless the City has approved it for a religious, ceremonial, celebratory or business-related purpose.\n- Sale: no one may possess for resale or distribution, offer for sale, store, distribute or sell them.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Make your request for approval in writing. The bylaw does not name who to send it to; ask City Hall at 250-838-7230 or info@cityofenderby.com.\n2. If approved, the City or the Fire Chief may set conditions, and you must follow them.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for Halloween or other holidays, so there is no general allowance for them.\n- Fines: setting off fireworks or firecrackers without a permit is a $200 bylaw notice ($100 if paid within 14 days). Selling low hazard fireworks or firecrackers is $200 ($100); selling high hazard fireworks is $300 ($150). Municipal tickets have the same full amounts, half if paid within 30 days.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1529-Fire-Protection.pdf","title":"Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1529, 2013 (PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cityofenderby.com/contact-us-2/","title":"Contact Us, City of Enderby","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/enderby/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks.json"}}