COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While Statehouse lawmakers expanded the number of holidays Ohioans can legally set off consumer-grade fireworks, local municipalities are permitted to implement or maintain their own fireworks bans.
House Bill 172, enacted last July, closed a loophole that allowed Ohioans to buy consumer-grade fireworks in the state but not set them off. The law permits the detonation of 1.4G consumer-grade fireworks, defined as having no more than 50 milligrams of flash powder for ground displays or 130 milligrams of flash powder for aerial displays, on the following holidays:
