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.
Safety Tips from the Allegan County Sheriff
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)