ARE FIREWORKS LEGAL IN OKLAHOMA?
Fireworks are legal in Oklahoma.
Consumer fireworks are legal in Oklahoma. Most consumer fireworks (1.4G) are permitted.
📅 WHEN CAN YOU USE FIREWORKS?
Jun 15 – Jul 6 (retail sale and use)
No state time limit; cities may impose hours (e.g., Grove: 10 AM – 10 PM)
Dec 15 – Jan 2 (retail sale and use)
No state time limit; cities may impose hours
Outside the two legal windows, sale by licensed retailers and consumer use is prohibited under 68 O.S. § 1623(F). However, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers may conduct wholesale transactions year-round. Cities and municipalities may enact stricter ordinances — e.g., Sallisaw limits personal use to Jul 1–4, Dec 31, and Jan 1 only. Burn bans during drought may prohibit fireworks regardless of season.
🎆 WHAT'S LEGAL IN OKLAHOMA?
Roman candles, mortars, aerial shells, 500g cakes, missile-type rockets
All 1.4G consumer fireworks legal EXCEPT bottle rockets/stick rockets (banned since 1981 per § 1624)
Fountains, cones, wheels, ground spinners
Sparklers, smoke bombs, snaps, poppers, snakes
Novelties may be sold year-round (68 O.S. § 1623)
Firecrackers, strings
Must conform to CPSC limits (≤50mg explosive composition)
Spinning aerial devices
Legal if classified as 1.4G consumer fireworks and properly labeled per CPSC/DOT
Any DIY, altered, or reloaded fireworks
Illegal — only CPSC/DOT-compliant consumer fireworks from licensed sources; unlabeled items prohibited under § 1624(B)
📋 KEY RULES
No state minimum specified; local ordinances may set minimums
16 to operate retail sales (68 O.S. § 1623(E))
Private property within residential districts during legal windows; per local ordinances
Within areas under burn bans; public roads; near gasoline facilities; in tent/non-rigid structures
Skyrockets with sticks (bottle rockets/stick rockets) are banned statewide since 1981 (§ 1624(A))
All consumer fireworks must bear proper CPSC labels and DOT markings (§ 1624(B))
⚖️ PENALTIES
Sale/use of prohibited fireworks (bottle rockets)
Misdemeanor — fine $100–$500 (68 O.S. § 1632)
Sale without required license
Misdemeanor — fine and seizure of fireworks
Use in unauthorized location or time
Fine $100–$500 per violation
Failure to collect sales tax on retail sales
Penalties per 68 O.S. § 1361
Late delivery of license copies to Tax Commission
$5/day penalty (68 O.S. § 1625.1(B))