Minnesota § 624.21 - SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 624.21 — SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 624.21. SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED
Except as otherwise provided in sections 624.20 to 624.25, it shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, possess, advertise, use, or explode any fireworks. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the possession, use, or explosion of fireworks by an engineer licensed pursuant to sections 326.02 and 326.03 or a person under the engineer's direct supervision when undertaking acoustical testing; or sales at wholesale to those persons holding valid permits for a fireworks display from a governmental subdivision of the state; or sales outside the state or sales to licensed professional engineers for acoustical testing purposes only.
History:
1941 c 125 s 2; 1963 c 818 s 1; 1982 c 440 s 1; 1988 c 584 s 3; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 17
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 624.21
What does Minnesota Statutes § 624.21 cover?
Section 624.21 ("SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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