Salt Spring Island fireworks rules
Are fireworks allowed on Salt Spring?
Short answer
On Salt Spring Island, fireworks are banned in CRD community parks. On other land no Salt Spring bylaw sets hours or a general ban, but the Salt Spring Island Fire Chief can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity, and a BC Wildfire Service ban can also bar them.
Key facts
| Setting off fireworks | No one may possess or discharge fireworks in a CRD community park. On other land, no Salt Spring bylaw sets hours or a general ban, but the Salt Spring Fire Chief can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity, and a BC Wildfire Service ban can also bar them.CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations, s. 9(2); Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, FAQ; Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125, Part II s. 3; Sched. B · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingA person must not possess or discharge any fireworks in a community park. - Larger fires (category 2 and category 3 open fire) - Burning barrels and burning cages - Fireworks, sky lanterns - Binary exploding targets Do area restrictions apply to off-road vehicle use? the high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics; |
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| Selling fireworks | Not confirmed. None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them. |
| What counts as fireworks | Not confirmed. None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them. |
| Permit | No general fireworks permit is set out. If the Fire Chief has prohibited high-risk activities such as fireworks for a period, a Special Permit from the Fire Chief of Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue is needed. Fee: not found.Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125, Part II s. 3; Sched. B · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingthe high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics; |
| Fine | CRD community park: $100 for possessing or discharging fireworks (ticket). BC Wildfire Service fire-ban breach: $1,150.CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, Sched. 23 item 21; Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, Offences and fines · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingPossess or Discharge Fireworks 9(2) $100.00 Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150 |
| Bylaw | Community Parks Regulations (Juan de Fuca and Salt Spring Island Electoral Areas) Bylaw No. 1, 2012 (CRD Bylaw No. 3795), s. 9(2) (parks only)CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCOMMUNITY PARKS REGULATIONS (JUAN DE FUCA AND SALT SPRING ISLAND ELECTORAL AREAS) BYLAW NO. 1, 2012 |
How it works
Salt Spring Island has no municipal fireworks bylaw. Two local rules apply.
In CRD community parks, Bylaw 3795 bans possessing or discharging fireworks. The ticket is $100.
On other land, no Salt Spring bylaw read sets hours or a general ban. Under Open-Burning Bylaw 125, the Fire Chief of Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity.
Good to know
- If the Fire Chief has prohibited high-risk activities such as fireworks for a period, a Special Permit from the Fire Chief is needed. The fee was not found. Call 250.537.2531.
- A BC Wildfire Service open fire prohibition can also bar fireworks. Breaking one brings a $1,150 ticket. Check its fire prohibitions page, because status changes often.
- The CRD noise bylaw has no fireworks rule, and none of the bylaws read defines fireworks or covers selling them. Ask Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue.
The same question in other places
Sources
- CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service (read 2026-11-05)
- CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
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