Are You Illegal?

As we celebrate our Country’s 250th Birthday- are you ILLEGAL? Firework regulations in East Tennessee differ from place to place.

City of Alcoa: Fireworks can only be shot on July 3 and July 4 between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
City of Maryville: It is legal to shoot fireworks on private property on July 3 and July 4. They can only be fired from 11 a.m. through 11 p.m. They cannot be used in any public area, street, road or parking lot.
City of Townsend: It is legal to set off fireworks before 11 p.m. on the Fourth of July. It is illegal to sell, store and manufacture fireworks at all times.

It is illegal to sell and set off fireworks without a permit in Knox County.

City of Knoxville: It is illegal to sell and set off fireworks without a permit.

Legal to set off fireworks in county areas as long as no structures are endangered.

City of Kingston: It is legal to sell and shoot off fireworks within city limits from 9 p.m. July 4 to 1 a.m. July 5, but you cannot set off fireworks on private property without the owner’s permission and during declared burn bans. It is illegal to manufacture, sell or store fireworks within the city limits.

It is only legal to shoot off fireworks in county areas.

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