The City of Sterling Heights has adopted a set of rules and regulations regarding the use of consumer fireworks in response to the Michigan Legislature's decision to legalize several types of fireworks once considered illegal. The new Sterling Heights regulations allow the usage of the "consumer fireworks" only on three days surrounding 10 national holidays from the hours of 7am to 11pm
The national holidays are:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
- Washington's Birthday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day