{"title":"Salmon Arm fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmon-arm","name":"Salmon Arm","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 Salmon Arm","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Salmon Arm's bylaws set no general fireworks rule: no dates, hours or permit for consumer fireworks on private property. In City parks and open spaces fireworks need a permit, and the fine without one is $1,000. The Fire Department says fireworks may be banned during a campfire ban.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw salmon arm","halloween fireworks salmon arm","fireworks ban salmon arm"],"cost":"$1,000 municipal ticket for fireworks in a park or open space without a permit.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Salmon Arm Fire Department administration","value":"250-803-4060","note":"9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (City Hall)","value":"250-803-4000"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Open Burning brochure (PDF)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237"},{"title":"Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792 (PDF)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792"},{"title":"Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Salmon Arm backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Salmon Arm bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"No City bylaw found setting dates, hours or a permit for consumer fireworks. The Open Burning brochure says fireworks do not require a permit but may also be banned during a campfire ban. In City parks and open spaces, fireworks need a permit.","short":"No dates or permit set; parks need permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237","title":"Open Burning brochure (PDF), Salmon Arm Fire Department","section":"Open Burning brochure, Open Burning section","quotes":["Although not requiring a permit,","fireworks or other heat producing appli-","ances or devices may also be banned during"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9","section":"Schedule 7","quotes":["Discharging fireworks when banned 7.15 150.00"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces","title":"Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm","section":"s. 4.1(q)","quotes":["use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as authorized by a permit;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"In a City park or open space, fireworks are allowed only as authorized by a permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces","title":"Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm","section":"s. 4.1(q)","quotes":["use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as authorized by a permit;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Parks: $1,000 for using fireworks or any combustible material in a park or open space without a permit (Bylaw 4609, s. 4.1(q)). The ticket schedule also lists $150 for discharging fireworks when banned, but under repealed Fire Bylaw No. 1538; Bylaw 3792 s. 7.15 does not mention fireworks.","short":"$1,000 in parks; no other ticket found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9","section":"Schedule 7 and Schedule 9","quotes":["Discharging fireworks when banned 7.15 150.00","Use fireworks or any combustible material except as 4.1 (q) $1,000","Fire Department & Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1538","Discharging fireworks when banned","Use fireworks or any combustible material except as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"No City fireworks bylaw found. Fireworks in parks: Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609, s. 4.1(q). Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792, s. 7.15, lets the Fire Chief ban categories of open burning but does not mention fireworks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792","title":"Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792 (PDF)","section":"s. 17 Citation","quotes":["City of Salmon Arm Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792"]},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces","title":"Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm","section":"Citation","quotes":["City of Salmon Arm Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609","use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Salmon Arm's bylaws set no general fireworks rule. No City bylaw sets dates, hours, or a ban or permit system for consumer fireworks on private property. The [Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792>) does not mention fireworks, but it lets the Fire Chief ban categories of open burning. The Fire Department's [Open Burning brochure](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237>) says fireworks do not require a permit but may also be banned during a campfire ban.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Before using fireworks, check whether a campfire ban is in place by asking the Fire Department at 250-803-4060.\n2. In a City park or open space, get a permit first. The Parks bylaw does not say who issues it or what it costs, so ask the City at 250-803-4000.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- In City parks and open spaces, using fireworks or any combustible material without a permit is a $1,000 municipal ticket under the [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609](<https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces>).\n- No definition of fireworks, sparklers or firecrackers was found, and nothing on selling fireworks.\n- The ticket bylaw also lists a $150 ticket for discharging fireworks when banned, but it refers to an old fire bylaw that was repealed, so ask the City whether it applies.\n- Noise rules and fire hazard rules still apply.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237","title":"Open Burning brochure (PDF), Salmon Arm Fire Department","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792","title":"Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces","title":"Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/m/directory","title":"Staff Directory, City of Salmon Arm","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/fireworks.json"}}