CT SB00435

Persons aged 21+ may use or explode consumer fireworks between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any day, with extended hours until midnight on December 31st and the first hour of New Year's Day.

Sellers of consumer fireworks must hold both a federal fireworks license and a state license from the Department of Consumer Protection, with initial annual fees of $5,000 and renewal fees of $2,500.

A 5% tax on the average wholesale price is imposed on the first sale of consumer fireworks to retailers, effective October 1, 2018.

Revenue from the consumer fireworks tax is deposited into a dedicated account and distributed to the firefighters cancer relief account and the state fire school training and education extension account.

Violations of licensing requirements or age restrictions for using consumer fireworks constitute class C misdemeanors; selling without proper licensing is also an unfair or deceptive trade practice.