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New state law means possibly fewer fireworks days for holiday weekend

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You’ve likely been seeing fireworks in the sky celebrating the Fourth of July early. But because of a new law, you might not see them throughout the weekend depending on where you live.

There are about a dozen days throughout the year that state law now requires communities to allow fireworks. Including June 29 to July 4…and July 5th if it happens to fall on a Friday or Saturday.

   Otherwise local ordinances can restrict fireworks use.

   Kevin Sehlmeyer is the State Fire Marshal. He says the rules are going to vary depending on where you want to use your fireworks.

“The best advice is reach out to your local form of government and specifically ask them if they have an ordinance that’s in place that would limit certain days.

State law previously set aside about 30 days that communities were required to allow fireworks.