--- title: Peachland fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed in Peachland?" place: Peachland, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/peachland category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: District of Peachland sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks.json" --- # Peachland fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Peachland? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Peachland, https://www.peachland.ca) **Cost:** High hazard fireworks permit $20. No fee is listed for a low hazard permit. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Peachland Fire Department, 250-767-2841 - In person: Municipal Hall, 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C. V0H 1X7 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** 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. - Source: [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), s. 15.1 to 15.3](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** 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. - Source: [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), s. 15.1](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - Official wording: "No person shall manufacture, discharge, explode, sell or give to any person, any Fireworks" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What counts as fireworks:** '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. - Source: [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), s. 1 'Fireworks'; s. 15.2](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - Official wording: "Fireworks" means a composition regulated in the Fireworks Manual, Explosives Division of" … "may issue a permit to discharge "Low Hazard" Fireworks as" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permit:** 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. - Source: [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), s. 15.2, 15.3; Schedule A](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice $100 ($90 if paid within 14 days; $110 if paid 28 days or more after receipt) for not having a fireworks permit. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020, Schedule A, Part 7 (s. 9.3(ii))](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw) - Official wording: "Fail to Obtain Permit for Fireworks $100 $90 $110 Yes" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (s. 15) - Source: [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), Title](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - Official wording: "A Bylaw to Establish the Regulations for Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw 1718]() (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. ## Steps 1. Contact the fire department (250-767-2841) to ask whether a permit is available for your event. 2. An organization must appoint a Certified Fireworks Supervisor. 3. Get written permission from the owners of the land where the fireworks go off, and of neighbouring land where debris may fall. ## Good to know - The bylaw does not say whether the Fire Chief issues permits to ordinary residents. - Selling or giving away fireworks is banned. - A bylaw notice for no fireworks permit is $100 ($90 if paid within 14 days; $110 if paid 28 days or more after receipt). - Sparklers and firecrackers are not mentioned in the bylaw. Ask the fire department. ## Official forms and pages - [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020 (PDF), District of Peachland](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw) ## Related questions - [Peachland backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/backyard-fire.md) - [Peachland bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/bylaw-fines.md) - [Peachland noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/noise-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) - [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/fireworks.md) - [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/fireworks.md) - [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/fireworks.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/fireworks.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks.md) - [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory Bylaw No. 1718 (consolidated PDF), District of Peachland](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/consolidated-bylaw-1718-fire-and-life-safety-smoke-regulatory-controlpdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2275, 2020 (PDF), District of Peachland](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/bylaw-no-2275-bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw) (read 2026-11-06) - [Burning Regulations, District of Peachland](https://www.peachland.ca/burning-regulations) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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