LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Several people have been fined by Las Vegas police after bringing illegal fireworks into Clark County.
Metro is reminding the community that fines start at $500.
Confiscated Fireworks! This is just the start.
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) June 24, 2024
Our officers are busy citing violators and confiscating illegal fireworks purchased and transported into Clark County.
From the weekend, these are just some of the photos. pic.twitter.com/y3xo6hrZEj
"Safe and sane" fireworks are the only type of consumer fireworks allowed in Clark County and local cities. They are only allowed between June 28 through July 4, which is when nonprofit groups are allowed to sell them for fundraising purposes at locally licensed and inspected stands. Those generally include sparklers and fireworks that are kept to a small, circular area on the ground and don't explode in the air.
Some say they wish laws were a little less strict around the Fourth of July Holiday.
“That’s what I think the bottom line is, is respecting the fireworks, respecting the people around you, your surroundings and if you do that then it works," said Kayla Daveiga, who doesn't agree with the current firework laws.
County officials said that fireworks sold over Fourth of July in Clark County have been approved by wholesalers TNT or Phantom Fireworks and those fireworks have been tested to make sure they don't leak, burn too hot, or project too high in the sky.
Illegal fireworks include firecrackers, Roman candles, and sky rockets — anything made of highly combustible materials. Police said fireworks purchased from vendors located outside of Clark County are likely to be illegal including those purchased from vendors in Pahrump, Amargosa Valley and the Moapa Band of Paiutes.
“I’m against the illegal ones, you know, getting them somewhere, bringing them here," Las Vegas resident Shannon Eades said. "We live in the desert. It’s dangerous."
As a reminder, no fireworks of any kinds are allowed at Clark County Wetlands Park, any other local parks, or on public lands throughout the region, including Mount Charleston, Lake Mead, and Red Rock Canyon.
RELATED LINK: Fire restrictions are now in effect across Southern Nevada
According to county officials, all fireworks are a concern during the hot summer months, when wildfire threats are the highest.
You can learn more on the county's website by clicking here.
We will be out watching for people who are not following the law. Our officers have confiscated entire truckloads, stacked floor to ceiling, and containers filled with fireworks that won't be set off in neighborhoods this year!
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) June 24, 2024
Fines start at $500! pic.twitter.com/gCN4BX88un
