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West Virginia Allowed Firework Types (2026)

Permitted: West Virginia allows full consumer fireworks: firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, reloadable/aerial shells, missiles, helicopter/aerial spinners, plus sparkling devices and novelties.

PermittedVerified May 31, 2026

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Official source: code.wvlegislature.gov →

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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering West Virginia

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

KentuckyPermitted
Kentucky permits the full consumer-grade line: aerials (sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial spinners, mines and shells) and firecrackers, plus ground and handheld devices, and novelties (KRS 227.702).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MarylandRestricted
Maryland permits gold-label sparklers, ground-based sparkling devices (fountains), and novelties (snaps, poppers, snakes). Prohibited: any aerial device (firecrackers, Roman candles, rockets, aerial shells) and anything explosive.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: mdsp.maryland.gov · Full Maryland rule →
OhioPermitted
Ohio permits 1.4G consumer fireworks, including aerial devices (aerial shells, cakes, Roman candles, bottle rockets) and non-aerial devices (fountains, firecrackers, ground effects), subject to spectator-separation distances — where not banned locally.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio 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 →
VirginiaRestricted
Virginia permits sparklers, fountains, Pharaoh's serpents, pinwheels/whirligigs, and caps statewide. Prohibited: firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles and any device that explodes, rises, or fires a projectile.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →

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