Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Revenue Object 3175 – Professional Fees – Fireworks

Licenses required before the manufacturing, selling or distributing fireworks. Fee amounts are not-to-exceed amounts:

• Each manufacturer, possessor and seller of fireworks - $1,000
• Each distributor of fireworks - $500
• Each fireworks jobber - $1,000
• Each fireworks retailer permit - $20
• Public fireworks display permit - $50
• Multiple fireworks displays - $400
• Pyrotechnic operators and pyrotechnic special effects operator license is $100, exam fee is $50 and re-exam is $20.
• Flame effects operator license is $100, exam is $30 and re-exam is $20.

Duplicate license fee is $20. Renewal fees vary depending if the license is active or expired. Expired under 90 days - annual fee plus 1/2 original license fee; over 90 days but less than two years - annual fee plus original license fee.

Additional $10 fee for firework safety and education program assessed on retail permit holders. A fee of $250 assessed on manufacturers, distributors or jobbers licenses.

Annual renewal on or before February 1, except (4) due January 31. May adopt staggered renewal system.

GR Account 0036 amounts previously deposited to Fireworks License Fund No. 0119.

Amended by S.B. 928, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 1955, 69th Leg., R.S.

Pyrotechnic special effect licenses added by S.B. 199, 70th Leg. R.S.

Amended by S.B. 371, 75th Leg., R.S.

Additional firework safety and education program fees added by S.B. 939, 76th Leg., R.S.

Codified by H.B. 3155, 76th Leg., R.S.

Additional codification conforming by H.B. 2812, 77th Leg., R.S.

Pyrotechnic operator fees amended by H.B. 472, 78th Leg., R.S.

Flame effects operator fees added by S.B. 693, 78th Leg., R.S.

Agricultural/wildlife-control permit fees repealed by S.B. 2065, 85th Leg., R.S.