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Fireworks laws in New Mexico

We follow 2 New Mexico rules on consumer fireworks and sparklers; 1 is a ban.

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New Mexico

BannedDon't sell or ship consumer fireworks to New Mexico buyers online: New Mexico allows retail fireworks sales only at state-permitted or state-licensed retail locations, with a permit at the place of sale.
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A. Fireworks may not be sold at retail without a retail permit. The permit shall be at the location where the retail sale takes place.
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C. It is unlawful to offer for sale or to sell fireworks to children under the age of sixteen years or to an intoxicated person.
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G. Sales clerks and ancillary personnel employed or volunteering at temporary retail locations where fireworks are sold shall be at least sixteen years of age. A sales clerk shall be on duty to serve consumers at the time of purchase or delivery. Permissible fireworks may be offered for sale only at state-permitted or state-licensed retail locations.
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L. Permissible fireworks may be sold at retail between June 20 and July 6 of each year, six days preceding and including new year's day, three days preceding and including Chinese new year, the sixteenth of September and cinco de Mayo of each year, except that permissible fireworks may be sold all year in permanent retail stores whose primary business is tourism.
16+New Mexico prohibits selling fireworks to anyone under 16.
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C. It is unlawful to offer for sale or to sell fireworks to children under the age of sixteen years or to an intoxicated person.

Federal

Applies in every state.

BannedDon't mail any fireworks (1.4G consumer fireworks, sparklers, or 1.4S novelties like snaps and party poppers) through USPS; all are nonmailable explosives.
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Division 1.4 consists of explosives that present a minor blast hazard. Examples are common fireworks, toy caps, empty primed grenades, and some small arms ammunition.
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341.2 Mailability, Packaging, and Marking
Explosives are generally prohibited from being mailed under 18 U.S.C. § 1716. The following conditions apply for mailing Hazard Class 1 items:
International Mail : All explosives are prohibited.
Domestic Mail via Air Transportation: All explosives are prohibited.
Domestic Mail via Surface Transportation: Generally, explosives are prohibited, with exceptions for Division 1.4S toy propellant devices and safety fuses that have been approved by the director, Product Classification before mailing (refer to 214 for contact information). A shipping paper is required.
BannedUPS does not accept consumer ("common") fireworks, including sparklers; don't ship fireworks by UPS.
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UPS Prohibited Items
Examples of items prohibited by UPS include, but are not limited to the following:
Shipments prohibited by law
Bank bills, notes or currency
Common fireworks
BannedFedEx does not accept fireworks (its Division 1.4 explosives acceptance excludes fireworks); don't ship fireworks by FedEx.
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We do not accept for delivery:
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Fireworks
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FedEx accepts certain classes and divisions of hazardous materials for transport. Before you ship, please refer to the following list to ensure your packages contain only accepted hazardous materials.
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1.4 1
Explosives
1.4/Explosive 1.4
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1 Except fireworks.
BannedDon't sell or ship M-80s, cherry bombs, silver salutes, aerial bombs, firecrackers over 50 mg, or 'dragon eggs'/cracker balls to consumers anywhere in the U.S.; they are federally banned hazardous substances.
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§ 1500.17 Banned hazardous substances.
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(3) Fireworks devices intended to produce audible effects (including but not limited to cherry bombs, M-80 salutes, silver salutes, and other large firecrackers, aerial bombs, and other fireworks designed to produce audible effects, and including kits and components intended to produce such fireworks) if the audible effect is produced by a charge of more than 2 grains of pyrotechnic composition; except that this provision shall not apply to such fireworks devices if all of the following conditions are met:
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(8) Firecrackers designed to produce audible effects, if the audible effect is produced by a charge of more than 50 milligrams (.772 grains) of pyrotechnic composition (not including firecrackers included as components of a rocket), aerial bombs, and devices that may be confused with candy or other foods, such as “dragon eggs,” and “cracker balls” (also known as “ball-type caps”), and including kits and components intended to produce such fireworks except such devices which meet all of the following conditions:
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(9) All fireworks devices, other than firecrackers, including kits and components intended to produce such fireworks, not otherwise banned under the act, that do not comply with the applicable requirements of part 1507 of this chapter, except fireworks devices which meet all the following conditions: