Fireworks: what's allowed? What's not?

Rules are a little different in Minnesota and Iowa

Skies highs: mid 80s winds: n 0?

"*5 tomorrow marks one week out from the 4th of july ?

"* and fireworks tents and stands are seeing a boom in business.

But do you know what you can legally buy ?

"* or when you can light them off?

Kimt news 3's alex jirgens is live at a fireworks tent in mason city.

Alex ?

"* what do people need to know?xxx katie ?

"* i'm here at bellino fireworks in mason city.

Great deals here ?

"* might be some stuff i'd like to keep in my personal arsenal.

But before you buy ?

"* and ignite ?

"* th are some rules you need to know about.

Beverly thompson has been a part of bellino fireworks for 4 years now.

Her tent is not only inspected by the fire marshal ?

"* but also the nebraska based retailer themselves.

In the past 4 years ?

"* there have been some regulation changes in mason city ?

"* such as relegating fireworks tents in parking lots to industrial areas.

While most fireworks are legal to buy and use in the hawkeye state ?

"* there are limits to what can't be sold here.xxx "we do not sell chinese lanterns, we do not sell metal sparklers, those are made with bamboo, and we don't sell adult poppers."

Now there are some differences when it comes to wha tyou can buy in iowa and minnesota.

In iowa ?

"* you can purchase shells ?

"* rockets ?

"* and second class consumer fireworks ?

"* like cone fountains.

In minnesota ?

"* its a bit more stringent.

Whereas sparklers and noisemakers are legal ?

"* firecrackers ?

"* bo rockets ?

"* shells ?

"* and ev roman candles ?

"* are illegal for private use.

Live in mason city ?

"* alex jirgens ?

"* kim news 3./// thank you alex.

Minnesota began legalizing the sale of sparklers and ground based fireworks in 2002.

In iowa ?

"* fireworks became legal to sell in 20?

"* 17./// the minneapolis city council has taken another step