Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 791.012 (2025)

Minimum fireworks safety standards.

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791.012 Minimum fireworks safety standards.The outdoor display of fireworks in this state shall be governed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 2018 Edition. Any state, county, or municipal law, rule, or ordinance may provide for more stringent regulations for the outdoor display of fireworks, but in no event may any such law, rule, or ordinance provide for less stringent regulations for the outdoor display of fireworks. The division shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section. The Code for Fireworks Display shall not govern the display of any fireworks on private, residential property and shall not govern the display of those items included under s. 791.01(4)(b) and (c) and authorized for sale thereunder.
History.s. 1, ch. 96-285; s. 10, ch. 2024-139.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2008 · leading case: Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas Cnty., 894 So. 2d 1011 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas Cnty., 894 So. 2d 1011 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “Section 791.012, Florida Statutes (2003), provides minimum fireworks safety standards for these outdoor displays, [2] but expressly permits counties and municipalities to provide in local ordinances for more stringent regulations for the outdoor display of fireworks.”
Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard Cnty., 3 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 2008). · cites it 2× “” § 791.012, Fla. Stat. But “[a]ny state, county, or municipal law, rule, or ordi *313 nance may provide for more stringent regulations for the outdoor display of fireworks.”
Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard Cnty., 966 So. 2d 423 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 791.012, Fla. Stat. (2006). Except as hereinafter provided it is unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership, or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks; provided that the board of county commissioners shall have power…”
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