{"title":"Kaslo fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Kaslo?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","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":"Village of Kaslo","url":"https://www.kaslo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Kaslo, the Noise Control Bylaw bans discharging a firecracker or explosive device anywhere in the Village. The Outdoor Burning Bylaw's fireworks rules could not be read, so no official text says when consumer fireworks are permitted. Tickets run from $250 to $1,000. Ask the Village Office.","aliases":["fireworks kaslo","firecrackers kaslo","fireworks bylaw kaslo","fireworks ban kaslo"],"cost":"Tickets: $250 to $1,000, depending on the offence.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-353-2311","note":"Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone)"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@kaslo.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/14192/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Kaslo backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Kaslo noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Kaslo bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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 Noise Control Bylaw prohibits discharging a firecracker or explosive device of any kind anywhere in the Village. The Outdoor Burning Bylaw's fireworks rules (s. 14) were not readable; its ticket schedule makes it an offence for a minor to possess or use fireworks, to use high-hazard fireworks without qualification, to cause a public hazard or nuisance, or to use any fireworks during Provincial bans.","short":"No firecrackers or explosives in Village","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/14192/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 3.2(d)","quotes":["the discharging of a firearm, firecracker or explosive device of any kind"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 12","quotes":["Possession or use of fireworks by a minor 14(b) $500","Use of any Fireworks when applicable Provincial bans 14(e) $1,000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Selling fireworks within the Village limits is an offence under Bylaw 1213, s. 14(a).","short":"No, selling is an offence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 12","quotes":["Selling of Fireworks within Village limits 14(a) $500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The text of the Outdoor Burning Regulation Bylaw is not posted online.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The text of the Outdoor Burning Regulation Bylaw is not posted online.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets: use of any fireworks during Provincial bans, unauthorized use of high-hazard fireworks, or consumer fireworks causing a public hazard or nuisance $1,000 each; selling fireworks, or possession or use by a minor $500 each; firecracker or explosive under the Noise Bylaw $250.","short":"Ticket $1,000 (ban or hazard); $500 for sale","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 12","quotes":["Unauthorized/unqualified use of High Hazard 14(c) $1,000","Use of Consumer Fireworks resulting in a public 14(d) $1,000"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 3","quotes":["Use of firearm, firecracker or explosive 3.2(d) $250"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Kaslo Outdoor Burning Regulation Bylaw No. 1213 (s. 14, fireworks); Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023 (s. 3.2(d)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 12","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1213, 2018"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/14192/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023, Village of Kaslo","section":"title","quotes":["Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/14192/) prohibits discharging a firecracker or explosive device of any kind anywhere in the Village of Kaslo. The Village's Outdoor Burning Regulation Bylaw No. 1213 (section 14) also has fireworks rules, but its text is not posted online. No official text read says when consumer fireworks are permitted, how fireworks are defined, or whether a permit is available.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The ticket schedule in the [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/) makes it an offence for a minor to possess or use fireworks, to use high-hazard fireworks without qualification, to cause a public hazard or nuisance, or to use any fireworks during Provincial bans. Selling fireworks within the Village is also an offence.\n- Tickets: use of any fireworks during Provincial bans, unauthorized use of high-hazard fireworks, or consumer fireworks causing a public hazard or nuisance, $1,000 each; selling fireworks, or possession or use by a minor, $500 each; firecracker or explosive under the Noise Bylaw $250.\n- Before setting off anything, ask the Village Office (250-353-2311) what is allowed.","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/14192/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 1290, 2023, Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, 2023, Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.kaslo.ca/p/cityhall","title":"Village Office, Village of Kaslo","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks.json"}}