Metro Atlanta cities enact local ordinances to regulate fireworks

FILE - In this Friday, July 4, 2014 file photo, fireworks light up the lower Manhattan skyline during the Macy's Annual Fourth of July fireworks show in New York. On Tuesday, July 30, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency said children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommended that they limit their exposure by watching fireworks from upwind. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) FILE - In this Friday, July 4, 2014 file photo, fireworks light up the lower Manhattan skyline during the Macy's Annual Fourth of July fireworks show in New York. On Tuesday, July 30, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency said children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommended that they limit their exposure by watching fireworks from upwind. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

By Associated Press June 29, 2016 2 min read

After the sale of fireworks was legalized in Georgia, several cities have taken advantage of the opportunity to enact their own local ordinances on where and when fireworks can be used.

Last year, the state legalized the use and sale of fireworks such as firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets and mortars. New legislation, HB 727, enacted this April limits where and when firecrackers can be used.

Georgians can set off fireworks on normal days until 9 p.m., on Fourth of July until midnight and on New Year’s until 1 a.m., according to the new legislation.

While Georgia cities cannot ban the use of fireworks, they can extend hours people can use fireworks, regulate where fireworks are sold through zoning and enact taxes, according to the Georgia Municipal Association.

How does your city regulate fireworks?