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Local fireworks ordinance now in effect
The Elkhart County commissioners have enacted rules specific to the use of consumer fireworks.

Violations of the ordinance, approved in December 2007, may lead to fines of up to $500. The commissioners have included a provision allowing for permits. In terms of enforcement, the sheriff's department will treat fireworks as a separate issue, not in conflict with the county's noise ordinance.

In general, consumer fireworks consist of aerial devices (including sky rockets, spinners and shells), ground audible devices (such as firecrackers and chasers), or combinations of the two. These types of items may be used only during specific times:

• Between 10 a.m. and midnight July 4;
• From 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset between June 29 and July 9 (excluding the provisions made for the Fourth of July); and
• Between 10 a.m. Dec. 31 and 1 a.m. Jan. 1.

Items such as sparklers, smoke devices and noise makers are not included in the list of consumer fireworks.

Residents wanting to report ordinance violations may call the Public Safety Communications Center at 533-4151. Emergencies involving the use of fireworks should be reported immediately by dialing 911.