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title: Sechelt fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Sechelt?"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Sechelt
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Sechelt fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Sechelt?

**Short answer:** No. In Sechelt, setting off fireworks or firecrackers is prohibited, except a public display approved by the Fire Chief. Selling or giving fireworks is also prohibited. A bylaw notice is $300, and a municipal ticket is $250.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Sechelt, https://www.sechelt.ca)  
**Cost:** A bylaw notice is $300 for unauthorized possession or discharge of fireworks. A municipal ticket is $250 for unauthorized possession or discharge and $250 for commercial sale. No permit fee was found.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 2nd Floor, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (the District page does not give the days of the week))
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-885-1986 ext. 2

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** No. Setting off or allowing the explosion of fireworks or firecrackers in the District is prohibited, except a public display approved by the Fire Chief.
  - Source: [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026), s. 1](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no person shall sell or cause to be sold, keep with intent" … "set off or allow" … "the explosion of fireworks or firecrackers within the District of Sechelt."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** No. Selling, keeping to sell, giving or accepting fireworks or firecrackers in the District is prohibited.
  - Source: [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026), s. 1](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no person shall sell or cause to be sold, keep with intent" … "to sell or dispose of to any person, give, accept from another person"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Fireworks include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as fireworks by provincial regulation. A firecracker is a small firework with entwined fuses used solely as noise makers.
  - Source: [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026), Definitions](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“Fireworks” includes cannon crackers, fireballs," … "firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets," … "“Firecracker” means a small firework with entwined fuses used solely as noise makers"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** A person or organization celebrating a public special event or festival may apply to the Fire Chief for permission to possess and discharge commercial fireworks at a public display, with written confirmation of their knowledge and ability to do so safely.
  - Source: [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026), ss. 2, 3](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "may apply to the local Fire Chief for permission to possess and" … "discharge commercial fireworks at a public display." … "show sufficient writing confirmation of their knowledge and ability to"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $300 for unauthorized possession or discharge of fireworks. Municipal ticket: $250 for commercial sale of fireworks and $250 for unauthorized possession or discharge.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026), Schedule A, Fireworks Bylaw](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "445, 2005 Section 2 Unauthorized possession or discharge of $300 No"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026), Appendix 6](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1. Commercial Sale of Firework 1. $250.00" … "2. Unauthorized possession or discharge of fireworks 2. $250.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005
  - Source: [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026), Title](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw 445](<https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf>) prohibits setting off or allowing the explosion of fireworks or firecrackers in the District. Selling, keeping to sell, giving or accepting them is also prohibited.

Fireworks include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as fireworks by provincial regulation. Sparklers are not mentioned.

## Steps

To hold a public display:

1. A person or organization celebrating a public special event or festival applies to the Fire Chief for permission to possess and discharge commercial fireworks.
2. The application includes written confirmation of their knowledge and ability to do so safely.

## Good to know

- A bylaw notice is $300; a municipal ticket is $250. Both systems apply, under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw](<https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf>) and the [Municipal Ticket Information bylaw](<https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf>).
- No permit fee was found. Ask the Fire Chief's office through Municipal Hall, 604-885-1986.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Sechelt backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/backyard-fire.md)
- [Sechelt noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/noise-rules.md)
- [Sechelt bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
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- [Nanaimo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/fireworks.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/fireworks.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fireworks Prohibition Bylaw No. 445, 2005 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/yv5pbjps/445-2005-fireworks-regulation-bylaw-consolidation.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Implementation Bylaw No. 515, 2012 (consolidated February 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/d0ibsbhf/515-2012-bylaw-notice-enforcement-implementation-consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 491, 2010 (consolidated March 2026) (PDF)](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/sghjjzsn/491-2010-municipal-ticket-information-consolidation.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Contacts directory, District of Sechelt](https://www.sechelt.ca/contacts-directory/) (read 2026-11-06)

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