Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 8-17-225 (2026)

Authority of State Fire Marshal to Seize and Destroy Illegal Fireworks.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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The State Fire Marshal shall seize as contraband any fireworks other than the permitted “Class C Consumer Fireworks” and related items defined in Section 8-17-217 or “special fireworks” for public displays as provided in Section 8-17-216, which are sold, displayed, used, or possessed in violation of this article. The State Fire Marshal may destroy any illegal fireworks so seized.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §16; Act 2021-399, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Matter of 176 Boxes of Fireworks, 451 So. 2d 331 (Ala. Civ. App. 1984).
Matter of 176 Boxes of Fireworks, 451 So. 2d 331 (Ala. Civ. App. 1984). “The following appears in Blum’s brief filed in this court: RELIEF SOUGHT “The Appellant requests that this Court issue a declaratory judgment that § 8-17-225 requires due process. “The Appellant requests] that this Court issue a declaratory judgment that the Appellant’s due…”
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