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title: Hope fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Hope?"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Hope
sources_read: 2026-11-06
review: machine_checked
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks.json"
---

# Hope fireworks rules

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

**Short answer:** No. In Hope, no one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants. The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted use.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Hope, https://www.hope.ca)  
**Cost:** The bylaw gives no permit fee or form, and none was found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Fine: bylaw notice $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $1,000.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 325 Wallace Street, Hope, BC V0X 1L0
- Phone: Fire Department, 604-869-5671

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** No. No one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks in the District without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants.
  - Source: [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93, s. 3](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf)
  - Official wording: "possess, sell, give, fire or set off" … "fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of the Fire Commissioner or any of his local assistants."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** Sale is banned unless the seller has written permission of the Fire Commissioner or a local assistant. Fireworks may be sold to and set off by a person or group at a public display held with that written permission.
  - Source: [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93, s. 3 and 5](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf)
  - Official wording: "possess, sell, give, fire or set off" … "Fireworks may be sold to and discharged by a person or organization at a" … "public display if the public display is held with the written permission of"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Fireworks include cannon firecrackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman Candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation.
  - Source: [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93, s. 1(a)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf)
  - Official wording: "sky rockets, squibs," … "torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** Written permission from the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants. The bylaw gives no fee or form.
  - Source: [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93, s. 3](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf)
  - Official wording: "fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of the Fire Commissioner or any of his local assistants." … "fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days; $100 surcharge after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $1,000.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026, Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93" … "$500.00 $400.00 $100.00 Yes"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026, Schedule A (MTI Bylaw No. 1628, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026, Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93" … "$500.00 $400.00 $100.00 Yes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93](<https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf>) bans fireworks in Hope. No one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks in the District without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants.

Fireworks include cannon firecrackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman Candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation. Sparklers are not mentioned.

## Steps

1. Do not set off or sell fireworks without written permission.
2. To ask for permission, contact the Fire Department at 604-869-5671. The bylaw gives no fee or application form.
3. A seller needs the same written permission. Fireworks may be sold to and set off by a person or group at a public display held with that permission.

## Good to know

- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted use.
- A bylaw notice is $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.
- The bylaw is from 1993 and is a scan with some misread letters, so confirm details with the District.

## Official forms and pages

- [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF)](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Hope backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-fire.md)
- [Hope noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules.md)
- [Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Kent](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/fireworks.md)
- [Harrison Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/fireworks.md)
- [Chilliwack](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/fireworks.md)
- [Abbotsford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/fireworks.md)
- [Mission](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/fireworks.md)
- [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Staff Directory, District of Hope](https://hope.ca/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-06)

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