2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Grilling with propane, natural gas, or charcoal is allowed in Berks County and is expressly exempt from open-burning bans. Fire-code limits mainly affect apartments and decks: many multi-family buildings can't use propane or charcoal grills on or near the structure under the adopted International Fire Code.
Berks County Burn Ban Resolution
The ban does not cover the responsible use of propane or gas stoves, charcoal briquette grills, or tobacco in any form.
Wood, pellet, and charcoal smokers are legal in Berks County. A smoker is a cooking fire, expressly exempt from PA's open-burning rule (25 Pa Code §129.14) and allowed even during a county burn ban as a briquette/gas cooking device. Nuisance smoke complaints are handled locally.
25 Pa Code §129.14(c)(7)
The following are excepted from subsections (a) and (b): ... (7) A fire set solely for cooking food.
1 cities in Berks County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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