Fireworks Business Licence

Fireworks

You need a permit in order to sell or display fireworks in the Town of Shelburne. Learn how to apply and review the rules and regulations around the sale and discharge of fireworks as outlined in the Town of Shelburne's Fireworks By-law.

General conditions and guidelines 

Every Fireworks Vendor shall ensure that their premises, building or location:

a)    is subject to inspection by an Officer;
b)    has the required safety equipment and fire exits;
c)     has no smoking signs posted;
d)    is equipped with at minimum a 2A 10BC rated fire extinguisher;
e)    be located not within one hundred 100 metres (328 feet) of the entrance to any public park;

Every Fireworks Vendor shall comply with all the following merchandising provisions:

a)    fireworks packaged as single units shall be inaccessible to the public;
b)    bundles or lots of Fireworks shall not exceed 25 kilograms in gross weight; and
c)     all Fireworks being offered for sale or stored on site shall comply with manufacturing, packaging, and storage provisions of the Explosives Act.