Seasonal & Holidays
Fireworks Are Illegal In Round Rock City Limits
Are you planning to celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks? If you live in Round Rock, you will have to look elsewhere.
ROUND ROCK, TX — Are you planning to celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks? If you live in Round Rock, you will have to look elsewhere.
The city explicitly prohibits the sale or use of any fireworks inside the city limits. Use or possession of fireworks is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000, officials said Friday.
Fireworks include devices which make a visible or audible effect when set off, authorities said. The City’s ordinance specifically outlaws possession and use of sparklers, skyrockets and firecrackers.
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Yes, we're gonna sit here and tell you that you can’t shoot no whisker biscuits, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin' kitty chaser! Fireworks ARE ILLEGAL in #RoundRock: https://t.co/GdtsXnKPqh pic.twitter.com/Yr3GL3kmho
— City of Round Rock (@roundrock) June 25, 2021
Authorities said most firework burn injuries involve children. These are usually burns to the hands and eyes causing vision impairment and disfiguring scars.
Sparklers are considered to be the biggest danger to children. The fireworks burn at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and account for roughly one-quarter of emergency room fireworks injuries, according to the National Fire Prevention Association.
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If you live outside the city limits, you have limitations to set off fireworks, authorities said.
Williamson County residents have a 5,000-foot fireworks-free zone outside city limits. This map shows where fireworks can be legally discharged — and where they cannot.
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