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Massachusetts Allowed Firework Types (2026)

Restricted: Massachusetts allows no consumer fireworks at all — even sparklers, party poppers, snappers, firecrackers, spinners and "cold spark" devices are prohibited for consumers.

RestrictedVerified May 31, 2026

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Massachusetts allows no consumer fireworks at all — even sparklers, party poppers, snappers, firecrackers, spinners and "cold spark" devices are prohibited for consumers. No consumer category is legal.

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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering Massachusetts

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ConnecticutRestricted
Connecticut allows sparklers and fountains only — non-explosive, non-aerial, and up to 100 grams. Bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, aerial shells, and all other fireworks are illegal to sell, buy, possess, or use without a permit.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: portal.ct.gov · Full Connecticut rule →
New HampshirePermitted
New Hampshire allows permissible/consumer (Class C) fireworks: ground devices and aerial devices within CPSC limits. Display fireworks are for licensed pyrotechnicians only. Some specific devices are prohibited under RSA 160-B:16.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: firemarshal.dos.nh.gov · Full New Hampshire rule →
New YorkRestricted
New York allows "sparkling devices" only, and only where they have not been opted out: ground-based or handheld devices that emit sparks or colored flame and may crackle or whistle but do not rise or explode. Prohibited statewide: ALL firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, spinners and aerial devices.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dhses.ny.gov · Full New York rule →
Rhode IslandRestricted
Rhode Island allows ground and hand-held sparklers, fountains, torches, wheels, spinners, party poppers, snappers, snakes, glow worms, smoke devices, and dipped sticks — nothing that rises, fires a projectile, or makes a report. Illegal: any firecracker, rocket, mortar, aerial, or device that launches a projectile or makes a report; sky lanterns are also banned.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · Full Rhode Island rule →
VermontRestricted
Vermont allows handheld wire and wood sparklers under 14 inches without a permit, plus snakes, party poppers, smoke devices, and snappers/poppers. All firecrackers, Roman candles, and aerial fireworks are prohibited without a permit.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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