{"title":"Merritt fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","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":"City of Merritt","url":"https://www.merritt.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Merritt, consumer fireworks may be sold or used only from October 16 to November 1 each year, unless the Fire Chief gives written authorization. They cannot be sold to anyone under 18.","aliases":[],"cost":"No fee for Fire Chief authorization was found. No bylaw notice amount is listed; court fine up to $2,000.","how_long":"October 16 to November 1 each year.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Merritt Fire Rescue Department","value":"250-378-5626","note":"1799 Nicola Avenue"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-378-4224"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272 (PDF)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf"},{"title":"Permission to Sell Low Hazard Fireworks (application, PDF)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Sell-Low-Hazard-Fireworks-Application.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Merritt backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Merritt noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Fireworks may be sold or used only from October 16 to November 1 each year. At other times only with the written authorization of the Fire Chief. No set-off hours are given.","short":"Oct 16 to Nov 1 only","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 9.3","quotes":["No Fireworks may be offered for sale or used except between the dates of October 16 and November 1st in each year. The sale or use of fireworks outside these days may be permitted with the written authorization of the Fire Chief."]},{"url":"https://www.merritt.ca/small-confined-fire-permits/","title":"Small Confined Fire Permits, City of Merritt","section":"Fire Permits Required","quotes":["fireworks are only permitted between October 16 and November 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Only category F.1 consumer fireworks may be sold, and only from October 16 to November 1 each year unless the Fire Chief authorizes it in writing. Never to anyone under 18.","short":"Oct 16 to Nov 1, 18 or older","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 9.2, 9.4","quotes":["Only Fireworks within category F.1 of the Explosives Regulations may be offered for sale within the City of Merritt.","Under no circumstances may Fireworks be directly or indirectly sold, given, or furnished to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"\"Fireworks\" means consumer fireworks within category F.1 of the Explosives Act. The bylaw does not name sparklers or firecrackers.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 2 definitions","quotes":["\"Fireworks\" means consumer fireworks within category F.1 of the Explosives Act."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Written authorization from the Fire Chief is needed to sell or use fireworks outside October 16 to November 1.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 9.3","quotes":["The sale or use of fireworks outside these days may be permitted with the written authorization of the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Up to $2,000 on summary conviction, and each day is a separate offence. No bylaw notice amount is listed for this bylaw.","short":"No notice amount; up to $2,000 in court","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 20.2-20.3","quotes":["Any person who commits an offence under this Bylaw is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2000)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Merritt Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw No. 2272, 2019 (s. 9).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the “Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw No. 2272, 2019”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 9 of the [Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf) covers fireworks in the City of Merritt. \"Fireworks\" means consumer fireworks in category F.1 of the Explosives Act. The bylaw does not name sparklers or firecrackers. Fireworks may be sold or used only from October 16 to November 1 each year. At other times you need written authorization from the Fire Chief. The City's fire permit page says the same dates.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Only category F.1 consumer fireworks may be sold. They may never be sold to anyone under 18.\n- Storage, transport and manufacture must follow the Explosives Act.\n- The bylaw gives no hours of use, and no application form or fee for the Fire Chief's authorization was found. Ask Merritt Fire Rescue at 250-378-5626.\n- Sky lanterns and tiki torches are banned at all times.\n- The City's Document Library lists a Permission to Sell Low Hazard Fireworks form for sellers.\n- No bylaw notice (ticket) amount is listed for this bylaw, so only court fines apply: up to $2,000 on summary conviction, and each day is a separate offence. A sky lantern or tiki torch offence carries a fine of not less than $500.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.merritt.ca/small-confined-fire-permits/","title":"Small Confined Fire Permits, City of Merritt","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2272_fire_safety_regulations_0.pdf","title":"Fire and Safety Regulations Bylaw 2272, 2019 (PDF), City of Merritt","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.merritt.ca/document-library/","title":"Document Library, City of Merritt","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.merritt.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, City of Merritt","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/merritt/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/fireworks.json"}}