2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Allen County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Backyard barbecuing is expressly allowed in Allen County: cookout fires are exempt from open-burning distance limits. Propane grills follow the statewide Indiana Fire Code; the county sets no separate grill ordinance, though multi-family properties may face fire-code placement limits.
AC 8-20-4-1
open burning for the following special purposes shall be allowed without restrictions: 1. Camp fires and fires for cookouts
Allen County has no ordinance specifically regulating backyard meat smokers. Using a wood or charcoal smoker is treated as a cookout fire and is allowed, but the smoke it produces cannot create a nuisance for neighbors.
1 cities in Allen County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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