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title: Langley City fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed?"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: City of Langley
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# Langley City fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed?

**Short answer:** No. In the City of Langley, no one may sell fireworks, no one under 18 may possess or set them off, and no one may possess or discharge them without a Display Permit from the Fire Chief. The ticket is $300. The permit fee is $200.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Langley, https://www.langleycity.ca)  
**Cost:** Display Permit: $200 (Fees and Charges Bylaw). Ticket: $300. Court fine: up to $10,000 per violation.  
**How long:** Apply at least 10 business days before the event.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Fire Rescue Service, 604-514-2852
- Email: Fire Rescue Service, fireinfo@langleycity.ca
- Phone: Community Safety Team (Bylaw Enforcement), 604-514-2800

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** No. No one may possess or discharge fireworks in the City without a valid Display Permit, and no minor (under 18) may possess or discharge fireworks at all. Fireworks include firecrackers, fountains, roman candles and pinwheels.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, ss. 3-4](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "No Minor shall possess or Discharge Fireworks in the City." … "A person may not possess or Discharge Fireworks in the City unless the person" … "has a valid Display Permit."
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "Minor means a person under the age of 18."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** No person may sell fireworks in the City. "Sell" includes offering, advertising, displaying, bartering or giving.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 2](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "No person shall Sell Fireworks in the City."
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 1 "Sell"](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "Sell includes but is not limited to sell, offer to sell, advertise for sale, display for"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Fireworks means anything made or used to produce an explosion or pyrotechnic effect, including firecrackers (bottle rockets, screechers), fountains, roman candles, pinwheels and volcanoes. It excludes caps for toy guns, model rocket engines and Christmas crackers. Sparklers appear in both the included and excluded lists, so the bylaw is unclear on them.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks means a substance or goods that is made, manufactured or used to" … "produce an explosion or pyrotechnic effect" … "but does not include caps for toy guns, model" … "rocket engines, sparklers, or Christmas crackers." … "golden rain, lawn lights, pinwheels roman candles," … "volcanoes and sparklers but does not include caps for toy guns, model"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** The Fire Chief may issue a Display Permit to an adult who applies at least 10 business days ahead, holds a Fireworks Supervisor Certificate, has the owner's written consent, carries $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City, files a site plan and has 2 operators on site. Fee $200 (Fees and Charges Bylaw, which applies instead of the $100 in the Fireworks Bylaw). (Sources differ: Fireworks Bylaw s. 5(c) says $100 (fee waived for City or non-profit sponsored events, s. 7(a)); Fees and Charges Bylaw Schedule 8 lists $200 and says its fees apply instead of fees under other bylaws. The display site must be at least 60 m from buildings and streets (s. 6). Fire Protection and Safety Bylaw 3330 s. 60(1)(b) also requires a Fire Department permit.)
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 5](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "the person applies for the Display Permit at least 10 business days before" … "the person has a Fireworks Supervisor Certificate;" … "the person pays a fee of $100;" … "has a coverage limit of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence;" … "at least 2 operators at the Display Site"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 2837, Schedule 8 (consolidated December 15, 2025)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/feesandchargesbylaw2837consolidateddec-15-2025pdf-3)
  - Official wording: "Firework and pyrotechnics permit $200.00" … "apply instead of fees or charges imposed under other bylaws for the same services or information."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 2837, Schedule 8 (consolidated December 15, 2025), s. 3(2)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/feesandchargesbylaw2837consolidateddec-15-2025pdf-3)
  - Official wording: "Fees or charges imposed under this bylaw for the provision of services or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** $300 for each of: selling fireworks, a minor possessing or discharging fireworks, possessing or discharging fireworks without a valid Display Permit (Municipal Ticket Information Schedule B11). Court fine up to $10,000 per violation.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23, Schedule B11](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023)
  - Official wording: "Sale of Fireworks 2 $300.00" … "Possession or Discharge of Fireworks by" … "Discharge of Fireworks 4 $300.00"
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 14](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "commits an offence and is liable of a penalty of not more than $10,000.00 for"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603, s. 18](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the “Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Langley's [Fireworks Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw) bans selling fireworks in the City ("sell" includes offering, advertising, displaying, bartering or giving). No one may possess or discharge fireworks without a valid Display Permit, and no minor (under 18) may possess or discharge them at all. Fireworks include firecrackers, fountains, roman candles and pinwheels. The bylaw sets no allowed dates or hours for household fireworks such as Halloween.

## Steps

1. Apply to the Fire Chief for a Display Permit at least 10 business days before the event. You must be an adult.
2. Hold a Fireworks Supervisor Certificate and have the property owner's written consent.
3. Carry $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City, file a site plan, and have 2 operators on site.
4. Pay the $200 fee.

## Good to know

- The bylaw says the fee is $100 (waived for City or non-profit sponsored events), but the Fees and Charges Bylaw says $200 and applies instead, so $200 is followed here.
- The display site must be at least 60 m from buildings and streets. The Fire Protection and Safety Bylaw 3330 also requires a Fire Department permit.
- The bylaw's definition of fireworks lists sparklers as both included and excluded, so it is unclear whether sparklers are covered. Ask the Fire Rescue Service.
- The definition excludes caps for toy guns, model rocket engines and Christmas crackers.
- The ticket is $300 for selling fireworks, for a minor possessing or discharging them, and for possessing or discharging without a valid permit. A court can fine up to $10,000 per violation.
- The City's costs of dealing with fires or damage from misused fireworks are charged to the person responsible.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Bylaw No. 2603 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw)

## Related questions

- [Langley City backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/backyard-fire.md)
- [Langley City bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/fireworks.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/fireworks.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/fireworks.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/fireworks.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/fireworks.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fireworks Bylaw, 2005, No. 2603 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/fireworks-bylaw) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B11 (consolidated December 4, 2023) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 2837, Schedule 8 (consolidated December 15, 2025) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/feesandchargesbylaw2837consolidateddec-15-2025pdf-3) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fire Protection and Safety Bylaw, 2026, No. 3330 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw3330-fireprotectionandsafetybylaw-sept-23-2026pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fire Rescue Service, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/public-safety/fire-rescue-service) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846, Schedule B23](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)

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