Information Timm and Two Rivers Police Chief Joseph Collins distributed to retailers in the city specifies the following are legal: “caps, toy snakes containing no mercury, model rocket engines, sparklers containing no magnesium, party poppers, small smoke devices, cylindrical fountains 100 grams or less total weight, and cone fountains 75 grams or less total weight.”
Examples of illegal fireworks are roman candles, bottle rockets, firecrackers and mortars, according to a news release from acting Manitowoc Police Chief Tony Dick.
It is legal to sell fireworks in Wisconsin but only to people who have a legitimate permit, according to information from Collins.
“Permits issued or sold by fireworks vendors are invalid,” the information states.
“Read the fine print,” Collins said.
It may state the permit is valid only in a specific location in another state.
Mayors, village presidents and town chairmen may issue fireworks permits or designate a municipal employee or official to do so, but they may not designate a fireworks vendor, according to the information from Collins. The permits are valid only on the date specified and only in the city, village or town where they were issued.