Folks from all over the northeast come to New Hampshire to buy fireworks they can’t get in their states. We appreciate the business, and it’s none of our business who you are as long as you’re over 21. But not every town in NH allows you this privilege.
Twenty-six towns in the state have outright bans on the civilian discharge of fireworks. Another sixty-three towns have restrictions or require a permit. The other 140+ municipalities have no restrictions other than those imposed by state law.
A person has to be 21 or older to purchase fireworks at licensed retail fireworks stores in the state, and must have permission of a private property owner to use them. A person can be held liable in any civil action for damage to another’s property as a result of fireworks.
That’s about it.
If you burn yourself or blow off a body part, call 911, and it’s between you, your ER doctors, and the insurance company. But be sure to check the list. I haven’t purchased or discharged any fireworks on my property for a few years, so I was surprised that my town requires a permit.
I can’t say whether they are particularly strict about it. We need a permit to kindle a fire, and we’ve seen or known a few folks who’ve never gone to get one. We do because it’s a three-minute process, and the permit is good for the entire year.
It might be that using fireworks thing is the same. I’d have to check. And you should check. Many towns with restrictions will likely have the Independence Day equivalent of COVID Karens. My neighbor has 11 people in their yard, and the rules say ten, and they are not masked or distancing…blah, blah… shut up!
Translation: They didn’t invite me or are not ideologically aligned, so my purpose in life is to inconvenience others and make them miserable.
And what a great tagline for the progressive project.
SeacoastOnline was kind enough to share the Fire Marshall’s list (below), so I figured we’d share it with our larger online audience in case you care, and caring is entirely up to you. And no, just in early July. This is New Hampshire. We hear fireworks every weekend and all year round.
Live Free and ignite Fireworks.
Here’s the list.
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