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New Jersey Allowed Firework Types (2026)
Restricted: New Jersey allows handheld and ground-based sparklers, ground-based fountains and smoke devices, and novelties (party poppers, snappers, snakes).
New Jersey allows handheld and ground-based sparklers, ground-based fountains and smoke devices, and novelties (party poppers, snappers, snakes). Prohibited: ALL aerials and firecrackers — bottle rockets, Roman candles, firecrackers, mortars, anything that explodes or goes airborne.
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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering New Jersey
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- DelawareRestricted
Delaware allows ground-based and handheld fireworks only: sparklers, fountains, spinners, ground blooms, jumping jacks, and snakes. All aerial and explosive devices — bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, anything that explodes or flies — are prohibited.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: statefiremarshal.delaware.gov · Full Delaware 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 →
- PennsylvaniaPermitted
Pennsylvania permits consumer fireworks such as firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, and aerial shells. Display fireworks (larger salutes and professional aerial shells) require a permit. Ground and handheld sparkling devices and novelties are allowed at all times statewide.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: pa.gov · Full Pennsylvania rule →
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