{"title":"Lillooet fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Lillooet?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","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":"District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lillooet, discharging fireworks needs a Fire Chief permit, although low-hazard Class 7.2.1 fireworks may also be set off on October 31. None on a public roadway. Firecrackers are banned. Selling them needs a sales permit.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw lillooet","halloween fireworks lillooet","buy fireworks lillooet","fireworks permit lillooet"],"cost":"Fireworks Sales Permit: $100. No fee for a permit to set off fireworks was found. Fine: $250 bylaw notice ($125 if paid within 14 days; $500 if paid late) for possessing, selling or discharging without a permit, firecrackers, unsafe handling or discharging on a roadway.","how_long":"Sales are allowed only between October 24 and November 1 unless the Fire Chief gives special permission. No hours of use are set.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office, Municipal Hall","value":"615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-256-4289"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Lillooet backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Lillooet noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lillooet bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Lillooet business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/business-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pemberton","name":"Pemberton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"A Fire Chief permit is required to discharge fireworks (s. 33(2)), but low-hazard Class 7.2.1 fireworks may also be set off on October 31. None on a public roadway; none on public property without a permit. Firecrackers are banned.","short":"Fire Chief permit; also Oct 31 for low-hazard","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","section":"s. 33(3), (5), (7), (8)","quotes":["shall not be discharged except (a) on the 31st day of October; or (b) with a permit issued by the Fire Chief","No person shall set off or discharge fireworks on public property except with a permit issued by the Fire Chief.","No person shall discharge fireworks on a public roadway.","No person shall use, detonate, explode, offer for sale, sell or possess firecrackers.","No person shall discharge, detonate or explode fireworks without a permit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Only with a Fireworks Sales Permit from the Fire Chief, and only between October 24 and November 1 unless the Fire Chief gives special permission. The seller needs a business licence.","short":"Only with permit, Oct 24 to Nov 1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","section":"s. 32(2)-(3)","quotes":["No person shall possess, sell, or offer for sale any fireworks within the District","the fireworks will be sold only between October 24 to November 1","the person holds a valid business license to carry on the business of retail sales of goods"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"The bylaw covers Class 7.2.1 low hazard fireworks and high hazard fireworks as defined by the Explosives Act. Firecrackers are banned outright.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","section":"s. 33(1), (3), (8)","quotes":["The handling and discharge of low and high hazard fireworks, as defined by the Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations","No person shall use, detonate, explode, offer for sale, sell or possess firecrackers."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"The Fire Chief issues permits to set off fireworks; the applicant must be at least 19. A Fireworks Sales Permit costs $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","section":"s. 33(3)-(4), Schedule B","quotes":["An applicant for a permit under this section must be at least 19 years of age.","Fireworks Sales Permit 41 (3) $100"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $250 each ($125 if paid within 14 days; $500 late) for possessing, selling or discharging fireworks without a permit, possessing or selling a firecracker, unsafe handling, or discharging on a roadway. Failing to clear debris or selling without a permit: also $250.","short":"Notice $250 ($125 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule 7, ss. 32-33","quotes":["Possession, sale, 33(2) $250 $125 $500","Possession, sale, 33(8) $250 $125 $500","Discharging 33(7) $250 $125 $500","Selling fireworks 32(2) $250 $125 $500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (Part 5, Fireworks).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","section":"Part 5","quotes":["Lillooet Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFireworks are covered by Part 5 of the [Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461](<https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/>). A Fire Chief permit is required to discharge fireworks, but low-hazard Class 7.2.1 fireworks may also be set off on October 31. None may be discharged on a public roadway, and none on public property without a permit. Firecrackers are banned outright. The bylaw covers Class 7.2.1 low hazard fireworks and high hazard fireworks as defined by the Explosives Act, and says nothing about sparklers.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To set off fireworks outside October 31, apply to the Fire Chief for a permit. The applicant must be at least 19. The pages we read do not say where to apply, so ask the District Office, 250-256-4289.\n2. To sell fireworks, get a Fireworks Sales Permit ($100) from the Fire Chief and a business licence.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Sales are allowed only between October 24 and November 1, unless the Fire Chief gives special permission.\n- The Fire Chief may permit fireworks to be sold or discharged at any time of year where it is safe.\n- No hours of use are set. Debris must be removed as soon as practical.\n- No fee for a permit to set off fireworks was found. Only the $100 sales permit appears in the fee schedule.\n- Bylaw notice: $250 each for possessing, selling or discharging fireworks without a permit, possessing or selling a firecracker, unsafe handling, or discharging on a roadway ($125 if paid within 14 days; $500 if paid late). Failing to clear debris is also $250.","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/88171/","title":"Fire Department Establishment and Fire Prevention Bylaw 2018, No. 461 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/96235/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2021-002, consolidated to March 24, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, District of Lillooet","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fireworks.json"}}