5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Anne Arundel County recreational fire pits must be contained in a UL-listed appliance, attended at all times, and positioned 15 feet from structures. Only clean natural wood is permitted. No burning trash, treated wood, or yard debris.
Consumer fireworks are banned statewide under Maryland Code, Public Safety §10-101. Anne Arundel County enforces the state ban. Only gold-label sparklers without chlorates/perchlorates are legal. Display fireworks require State Fire Marshal permits.
Md. Code, Public Safety §10-101
§10–101. (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) "1.3 G fireworks" means special fireworks designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion or explosion. (2) "1.3 G fireworks" includes: (i) toy torpedoes, railway torpedoes, firecrackers and salutes that do not qualify as 1.4 G fireworks, exhibition display pieces, illuminating projectiles...
Anne Arundel County Fire Marshal enforces vegetation clearance near structures. Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (1,000 ft buffer) has special vegetation management rules that limit clearing.
Anne Arundel County permits small recreational fires (1 cubic yard or less of clean wood) and cooking fires without a license. Large-scale burning requires a county license from the Health Department. Leaf burning is prohibited year-round.
Anne Arundel County is not in a mapped high-wildfire-hazard area under Maryland DNR Forest Service assessments. Defensible-space rules are not codified locally; open-burn permits and seasonal outdoor burn restrictions apply under MDE and DNR regulations.
3 cities in Anne Arundel County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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