5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bay County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Bay County allows small, attended recreational wood fires kept about 25 feet from structures under the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Propane and gas pits are fine year-round; wood fires stop during a burn ban.
Consumer fireworks are legal in Bay County only on July 4, December 31, and January 1 under Fla. Stat. §791.08. The county can set hours and locations the rest of the year but cannot ban them on those three days.
Fla. Stat. § 791.08(1)
New Year's Day, January 1; Independence Day, July 4; or New Year's Eve, December 31.
Bay County expects owners to keep lots clear of overgrown, combustible brush. Hurricane Michael's downed timber left an enormous fuel load, and defensible space is critical where homes meet the county's pine flatwoods.
Yard-debris and land-clearing burns in unincorporated Bay County need a Florida Forest Service authorization before you light them. Burning trash, treated wood, or debris hauled from off-site is always illegal.
Fla. Stat. § 590.125(2)(a)2.
Authorization has been obtained from the Florida Forest Service or its designated agent before starting the burn
Bay County's pine flatwoods and Hurricane Michael's downed timber put many neighborhoods in a genuine wildland-urban interface. Defensible space and Firewise construction cut real risk, as the March 2022 fires proved.
1 cities in Bay County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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