For those in Yolo County, Independence Day might sound a lot quieter this year. The county’s fine for illegal fireworks just skyrocketed tenfold.

T he Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to increase the penalty for the first violation of the county’s fireworks ordinance from $100 to $1,000. The change will go into effect on July 3.

The fine is for Yolo County residents who use “dangerous fireworks,” including firecrackers, Roman candles and any explosives which rise in the air during discharge. The fine also applies to anyone who sells “safe and sane fireworks,” which are ground-based, without a permit.

Yolo County’s fireworks ordinance was last changed in 2001, and the Board of Supervisors felt it no longer fit the state and county’s safety requirements.

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