Fireworks in Valley Township
The Michigan Fireworks Safety Act allows the purchase, possession and use of consumer fireworks. However, use is limited. Please visit the State web site for details. http://michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-35299_42271_59975---,00.html
If you plan on celebrating with
fireworks, keep this in mind:
You will be held
100% responsible in the event of a fire.
Depending on the fire department responding, the
minimum charge by the fire department ranges between
$800-$1000 and then hourly after that. Be sure
you have water handy to extinguish any embers
or in case a fire breaks out.
The Township Noise
Ordinance which includes Public Nuisance will
be enforced between the hours of 11:00pm and 6:00am
Please respect your neighbors.
Legal Devices include:
-Flat paper caps containing not more than .25
of a grain of explosive content per cap
-Toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, toy trick
noise makers, and toy guns in which paper caps
are used
-Sparklers containing no more than .0125 pounds
of burning portion per sparkler
-Flitter sparklers in paper tubes not exceeding
1/8 inch in diameter
-Cone and cylinder fountains (emits showers of
sparks)
-Toy snakes not containing mercury and packed
no more than 12 per box -Toy smoke devices
(See 1931 PA 328, as amended, for complete language
of the act)