{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-244.367","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 244.367","heading":"Fireworks: Regulation and control; penalties; exception.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to pass ordinances:\n(a) Prohibiting, restricting, suppressing or otherwise regulating the sale, use, storage and possession of fireworks; and\n(b) Providing for the imposition of criminal or civil penalties, or both, for the violation thereof. A civil penalty imposed pursuant to such an ordinance must not be:\n(1) In an amount less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a violation involving less than 100 pounds in gross weight of fireworks, including packaging;\n(2) In an amount less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for a violation involving not less than 100 pounds or more than 5,000 pounds in gross weight of fireworks, including packaging;\n(3) In an amount less than $5,000 or more than $10,000 for a violation involving more than 5,000 pounds in gross weight of fireworks, including packaging; or\n(4) Imposed against a person who has been issued a license or permit pursuant to the ordinance.\n2. An ordinance passed pursuant to subsection 1 must:\n(a) Provide that any license or permit that may be required for the sale of fireworks must be issued by the licensing authority for:\n(1) The county, if the fireworks are sold within the unincorporated areas of the county; or\n(2) A city located within the county, if the fireworks are sold within the jurisdiction of that city; and\n(b) Establish factors for determining the severity of any criminal penalty or any civil penalty within the limits contained in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 that take into account, without limitation, the number and severity of any previous violations.\n3. An ordinance passed pursuant to subsection 1 must not apply to a child under the age of 18 years unless the child is emancipated.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 244 - COUNTIES: GOVERNMENT","HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec367","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"08ab554b276cb852281e8f4a166393eec99ca464689ef301df92291ecd621c3a","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-244.3665","next":"us-nv/nrs-244.3671"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}