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title: Lions Bay fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Lions Bay?"
place: Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lions-bay
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Lions Bay
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# Lions Bay fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Lions Bay?

**Short answer:** Only on October 31 and New Year's Eve, and only low-hazard Consumer Fireworks. In Lions Bay you must give the Village Office a week's notice, and the Fire Chief may inspect. High Hazard fireworks are banned, and anyone setting off fireworks must be over 18. Fireworks in a park are banned.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Lions Bay, https://www.lionsbay.ca)  
**Cost:** Fireworks Permit $50 (valid only on October 31 and New Year's Eve). Bylaw notice fines: $100 unauthorized Consumer Fireworks; $200 High Hazard fireworks; $250 in a park; $50 under age 18.  
**How long:** A week's notice to the Village Office is required before the event.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 400 Centre Road, Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 604-921-9333

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Residents may set off only Consumer Fireworks, and only on October 31 and New Year's Eve (not Canada Day). They must give the Village Office a week's notice with time, place, type, who will handle them and contact details; the Fire Chief may inspect. High Hazard fireworks are banned. Anyone setting off fireworks must be over 18.
  - Source: [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy, s. 48-50; Appendix A policy](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
  - Official wording: "unless that person is over the age of 18." … "No person shall set off or explode any High Hazard Fireworks within the Village of Lions Bay," … "Residents may use Consumer Fireworks on October 31 and New Year’s Eve of any year," … "but not Canada Day because of the high risk at that time. They must give the Village Office" … "notice one week in advance."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** The Fire Bylaw does not ban sales, but no one may sell, offer for sale, possess, light, hold, distribute or set off any firework unless over the age of 18.
  - Source: [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy, s. 48](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall sell, offer for sale, possess, light, hold, distribute to another person or persons," … "unless that person is over the age of 18."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What counts as fireworks:** 'Fireworks' means any explosive device made to produce noise, explosion or a pyrotechnic effect for entertainment, but not caps for toys, sparklers, Christmas crackers or model rocket engines. 'Consumer Fireworks' means outdoor low-hazard (Class 7.2.1) fireworks such as showers, fountains, golden rain, Roman Candles and volcanoes, but excludes sparklers.
  - Source: [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy, s. 4 definitions](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks – means any explosive product or device manufactured to produce a noise, explosion," … "but does not include caps for" … "Consumer Fireworks – means outdoor, low-hazard recreational fireworks (Canadian Class 7.2.1)" … "such as showers, fountains, golden rain, Roman Candles, volcanoes as may be designated under"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** The Fees Bylaw lists a Fireworks Permit at $50, valid only on October 31 and New Year's Eve. The Fire Bylaw's Consumer Fireworks Policy requires a week's notice to the Village Office, with the Fire Chief free to inspect.
  - Source: [Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665, Schedule 8](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks Permit (valid only Oct 31 & New Year’s Eve) $50"
  - Source: [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy, Appendix A](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
  - Official wording: "notice one week in advance." … "This will allow time for the Fire Chief to conduct an inspection as"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: setting off fireworks under age 18 $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days, $60 after 28 days); unauthorized Consumer Fireworks $100 ($80, $120); High Hazard Fireworks $200 ($180, $220). Fireworks in a park $250 ($230, $270).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A, Schedule A, Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Use fireworks when under age 18 $50 $40 $60 NO" … "Use unauthorized Consumer Fireworks $100 $80 $120 NO" … "Use High Hazard Fireworks $200 $180 $220 NO"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A, Schedule A, Parks Regulations Bylaw No. 448, 2012](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks in park $250 $230 $270 NO"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Appendix A (Village of Lions Bay Consumer Fireworks Policy); fees in Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, Schedule 8.
  - Source: [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy, s. 1](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as “Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011.”"
  - Source: [Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665, Schedule 8](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "SCHEDULE 8 – FIRE RESCUE/EMERGENCY"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the [Fire Bylaw No. 428](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf>) and its Consumer Fireworks Policy, residents of Lions Bay may set off only Consumer Fireworks (low-hazard fireworks such as showers, fountains, golden rain, Roman Candles and volcanoes), and only on October 31 and New Year's Eve. Canada Day is not included. High Hazard fireworks are banned. Sparklers may be used without reference to the policy.

## Steps

1. Give the Village Office at least a week's notice, saying the time, place, type of fireworks, who will handle them, and contact details.
2. The Fees Bylaw lists a Fireworks Permit at $50, valid only on October 31 and New Year's Eve. Ask the Village Office at 604-921-9333 whether the notice and permit are one step.
3. The Fire Chief may inspect. They must be satisfied there is no risk of fire or injury, nothing is aimed at a building, structure, hedge or vegetation, and the fireworks are not within 30 m of stored flammable materials.

## Good to know

- Anyone who sells, possesses, lights, holds, distributes or sets off any firework must be over the age of 18. The bylaw does not ban sales, and sets no dates or places for sale.
- Fireworks in a park are banned under the Parks Regulations Bylaw.
- Bylaw notice fines ([Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw](<https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf>)): under age 18 $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days, $60 after 28 days); unauthorized Consumer Fireworks $100 ($80, $120); High Hazard fireworks $200 ($180, $220); fireworks in a park $250 ($230, $270).
- The Fire Bylaw also sets a court penalty: a minimum fine of $2,500 and a maximum of $10,000.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf)
- [Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Fire Bylaw No. 428, 2011, with Consumer Fireworks Policy (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2022-01/bylaw_428_-_fire_2011_consolidation_of_bl535.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, consolidated to Bylaw 665 (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20497%20-%20Fees%20%28Consolidation%20BL665%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 385, 2006, Schedule A (PDF), Village of Lions Bay](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-06/Bylaw%20385%20-Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28Consolidation%20640%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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