Overview

• In July 2022 Ohio legalized consumer-grade 1.4G fireworks for specified holidays but preserved each municipality’s right to ban or tighten restrictions
• Most Cuyahoga County cities, including Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and Parma, have maintained their longstanding bans on residential fireworks displays
• Maple Heights aligned its local ordinance with the state law to eliminate confusion and allow fireworks on all state-authorized holidays
• Brooklyn’s city council settled on a compromise permitting consumer fireworks only on Independence Day after residents voiced mixed opinions
• Law enforcement agencies are focusing on public education, enforcing minimum discharge distances, banning use while intoxicated and imposing first-degree misdemeanor penalties for violations