To avoid citation or even arrest for illegal firework possession, the public turned in commercially-manufactured retail fireworks on Saturday at the Eugene Springfield Fire and Eugene Police Fireworks Turn In. Approximately 200 pounds of fireworks were turned in at Emergency Services Training Center, which was open Saturday from 10 a.m-4 p.m. or until the limited capacity was reached.

Last week, the Eugene City Council passed an ordinance that cracked down on illegal fireworks and limited the periods of time residents could use legal fireworks. Legal fireworks, which includes fountains, spinners and wheels, can be sold and used for just 16 days a year — between June 23 and July 6 and on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

“Legal fireworks produce only smoke, sparks or fire but DO NOT explode, eject balls or fire, fly into the air more than 12 inches or travel more than six feet on the ground,” the Eugene Police Department wrote in a press release.

Fire crackers, bottle rockets and roman candles are some of the fireworks that Oregon residents cannot legally possess. Illegal firework possession is a class B misdemeanor, and if someone is caught with illegal fireworks, he or she can face a maximum punishment of $2,500 and six months in jail.

UPDATE (9:29 a.m. June 30): EPD spokesman Scott Fellman said 18 people came to turn in fireworks and the cargo trailer on site used to take the fireworks away did not get filled.

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