LITITZ BOROUGH - Today is New Years Eve, and we often receive calls about fireworks being discharged in Lititz Borough.  Please read below for information regarding the legality of fireworks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Lititz Borough: 

On October 30, 2017, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 542 which allowed Pennsylvania residents to purchase Class C consumer-grade fireworks.

HOWEVER, Lititz Borough Ordinance prohibits the use of all fireworks (except sparklers).  Even though state law may permit certain fireworks, the local Borough ordinance supersedes.  Therefore, with the exception of sparklers, it is illegal to use any fireworks within the Borough.  

The language of the ordinance states:

It shall be unlawful for any person, or any copartnership, or association, or corporation within the Borough of Lititz to sell, explose or offer for sale, discharge or fire or use or set off or explode any rocket, torpedo, roman candle, squid, firecrackers, or other fireworks of any kind, or any substance or explosive intended for pyrotechnical display, except sparklers, without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Mayor or other designated officer.

We urge everyone who is celebrating tonight to do so in a safe and healthy manner. Happy new year!

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