{"title":"Peachland fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Peachland?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","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 Peachland","url":"https://www.peachland.ca"},"short_answer":"In Peachland, you cannot set off fireworks without a permit from the Fire Chief. Permits are for a specific event or occasion and go to adults only. Selling or giving away fireworks is not allowed. The bylaw sets no fixed dates or hours.","aliases":["fireworks peachland","fireworks permit peachland","firecrackers peachland","canada day fireworks peachland"],"cost":"High hazard fireworks permit $20. No fee is listed for a low hazard permit.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Peachland Fire Department","value":"250-767-2841"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C. V0H 1X7","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020 (PDF), District of Peachland","url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Peachland backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Peachland bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Peachland noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not allowed without a permit from the Fire Chief. Permits are for a specific event or occasion and go to adults only (individual or organization). No fixed dates or hours are set in the bylaw.","short":"No, without Fire Chief permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","section":"s. 15.1 to 15.3","quotes":["No person shall manufacture, discharge, explode, sell or give to any person, any Fireworks","except as hereinafter provided.","for a specific event or occasion.","A permit to discharge Fireworks will be issued to adult persons only."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Not allowed. Bylaw 1718 s. 15.1 bans selling or giving away fireworks, and the permits in s. 15.2 are only for discharging them.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","section":"s. 15.1","quotes":["No person shall manufacture, discharge, explode, sell or give to any person, any Fireworks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"'Fireworks' means a composition regulated in the federal Fireworks Manual under the Canada Explosives Act. The bylaw's permits distinguish Low Hazard and High Hazard fireworks as defined in that Act.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","section":"s. 1 'Fireworks'; s. 15.2","quotes":["Fireworks\" means a composition regulated in the Fireworks Manual, Explosives Division of","may issue a permit to discharge \"Low Hazard\" Fireworks as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Fire Chief issues them to adults. An organization must appoint a Certified Fireworks Supervisor, and written permission is needed from the owners of the land where fireworks are set off and of neighbouring land where debris may fall. High hazard fireworks permit fee: $20.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","section":"s. 15.2, 15.3; Schedule A","quotes":["The Fire Chief may issue a permit to discharge \"Low Hazard\" Fireworks as","must first appoint a Certified","Written permission must be included from the Owners or Occupiers of lands on","Fireworks permit – High Hazard Fireworks $ 20.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice $100 ($90 if paid within 14 days; $110 if paid 28 days or more after receipt) for not having a fireworks permit.","short":"Notice $100 ($90 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020 (PDF), District of Peachland","section":"Schedule A, Part 7 (s. 9.3(ii))","quotes":["Fail to Obtain Permit for Fireworks $100 $90 $110 Yes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (s. 15)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","section":"Title","quotes":["A Bylaw to Establish the Regulations for Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control"]}],"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\nThe [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw 1718](<https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf>) (section 15) bans fireworks unless the Fire Chief gives you a permit. A permit is for a specific event or occasion and goes to an adult, whether an individual or an organization. \"Fireworks\" means anything regulated in the federal Fireworks Manual under the Explosives Act, and the permits distinguish low hazard from high hazard fireworks.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Contact the fire department (250-767-2841) to ask whether a permit is available for your event.\n2. An organization must appoint a Certified Fireworks Supervisor.\n3. Get written permission from the owners of the land where the fireworks go off, and of neighbouring land where debris may fall.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw does not say whether the Fire Chief issues permits to ordinary residents.\n- Selling or giving away fireworks is banned.\n- A bylaw notice for no fireworks permit is $100 ($90 if paid within 14 days; $110 if paid 28 days or more after receipt).\n- Sparklers and firecrackers are not mentioned in the bylaw. Ask the fire department.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf","title":"Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020 (PDF), District of Peachland","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.peachland.ca/burning-regulations","title":"Burning Regulations, District of Peachland","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/peachland/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks.json"}}