July 4th is approaching! Please be safe when using fireworks and know the laws provided below:
The City of Peosta currently follows the state law for fireworks. If you plan on purchasing and setting off fireworks please read the following. Respect your neighbors and understand that if your fireworks end up on someone else’s property, it is a violation of this code.
Iowa State Code 727.2 reads: 4. Limitations.
a. A person shall not use or explode consumer fireworks on days other than June 1 through July 8 and December 10 through January 3 of each year, all dates inclusive.
b. A person shall not use or explode consumer fireworks at times other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except that on the following dates consumer fireworks shall not be used at times other than between the hours specified:
(1) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on July 4 and the Saturdays and Sundays immediately preceding and following July 4.
(2) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on December 31 and 12:30 a.m. on the immediately following day. (3) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the Saturdays and Sundays immediately preceding and following December 31.
c. A person shall not use consumer fireworks on real property other than that person’s real property or on the real property of a person who has consented to the use of consumer fireworks on that property. d. A person who violates this subsection commits a simple misdemeanor. A court shall not order imprisonment for violation of this subsection.