What are the regulations for setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival in Yantai City?

Legal Analysis

Yantai City’s Spring Festival firecracker regulations prohibit the setting off of fireworks. According to local regulations on setting off fireworks and firecrackers, if the person exceeds the prescribed time and place and refuses to correct after being verbally warned by the police, he may be detained for violating public security management penalties.

Whether it is the production, operation and transportation of fireworks and firecrackers, holding fireworks activities, or setting off firecrackers for relatives and friends to celebrate, safety must be the first priority and cannot be allowed to be released in prohibited or restricted areas. Set off fireworks and firecrackers, otherwise you will be punished accordingly. There are 138 cities nationwide that ban fireworks, including 5 provincial capital cities, 30 prefecture-level cities, and 103 county-level cities. Public security organs at all levels are actively working with safety supervision, quality inspection, and industrial and commercial departments to comprehensively investigate potential safety hazards in the production and operation of fireworks and firecrackers, including retail outlets, and resolutely prevent illegal products, excessive and fake products from entering the market, and endangering the safety of those who set off fireworks.

Legal Basis

Article 25 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days: A fine of not more than 500 yuan may be imposed; if the circumstances are relatively minor, a detention of not more than 5 days or a fine of not more than 500 yuan may be imposed:

(1) Spreading rumors, falsely reporting dangers, epidemics, police situations, or deliberately disturbing others by other means Public order;

(2) Disrupting public order by releasing false explosive, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens and other dangerous substances;

(3) Threatening to set fire, explode, or release dangerous substances to disrupt public order.