Green - no ban, Orange (use of personal fireworks discouraged), Red (personal fireworks banned)The dry weather is putting a damper on some holiday plans. It's so dry out there, some counties have banned fireworks all together. Still other counties are allowing them. And that can get confusing to some consumers.
There are two separate Indiana State laws that seem to be adding to that confusion. The first, the "fireworks law" is Indiana Code 22-11-14. In it, Article 10.5 says, "An adoption of an ordinance by a county or municipality concerning the use of consumer fireworks may not limit the use of consumer fireworks:
(A) between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two (2) hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, and July 9;
(B) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4; and
(C) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1.
However, some argue that because of Indiana Code 10-14-3, "Emergency Management and Disaster Law" counties and cities are able to ban the use of fireworks to avoid a dangerous situation.
The green counties in the picture refer to counties that have either not reported any bans to IDHS or have no firework bans at the present time. The orange counties coincide with counties that are strongly asking citizens to refrain from the use of personal fireworks until conditions improve. The three red counties have issued firework bans and are not permitting the use of any sort of personal fireworks.
