Outdoor Cooking in Dade City, FL (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for Dade City, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
BBQ & Propane Rules
Dade City bans open burning citywide, but Code of Ordinances § 46-4 carves out barbecue grills, defined as any device specifically designed for food preparation, as a lawful exception. Grills can't contain prohibited materials like tires, plastics or building debris, and fire rescue can extinguish a hazardous grill fire and bill the owner.
Dade City BBQ Grill Rules Under the Open-Burning Ban
Light RestrictionsDade City Code of Ordinances § 46-4
(a)Prohibited. All open burning within the city limits is prohibited with the exceptions of:(1)Barbecue grills. Any device which is specifically designed for food preparation. ... (b)Materials prohibited. Any permitted burn is prohibited from containing tires, rubber materials, tar, railroad crossties, creosoted lumber, plastics, waste, pesticide containers, garbage (food material), building ma...
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