Fire Regulations in Citrus County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Citrus County bars anyone in the unincorporated county from discharging fireworks, sparklers, trick noisemakers or flares under the same drought-hazard ordinance that bans open burning. The rule uses the state's own statutory definitions of fireworks, sparklers and novelties, and stacks on top of the county's separate open-burning prohibition rather than replacing it.
Citrus County Fireworks Discharge Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 46-75
Besides the prohibition on open burning specified in section 46-74 of this article, no person or entity may discharge, or cause to be discharged: (1)Fireworks (as defined in F.S. § 791.01);(2)Sparklers approved by the division of state fire marshal of the department of insurance pursuant to F.S. § 791.013;(3)Trick noisemakers and novelties as listed in F.S. § 791.01(4)(c); or(4)Flares.
Outdoor Burning
Citrus County makes it unlawful to set fire to forest, grassland, marsh or other vegetation, or to build a campfire, bonfire, or burn yard trash and household garbage anywhere in the unincorporated county, unless the Florida Division of Forestry has authorized it. A separate countywide burn ban also switches on automatically once the local Keetch-Byram Drought Index reading hits 500.
Citrus County Open Burning Ban
Significant RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 46-74
It is unlawful for any person to set fire to or cause fire to be set to any forest, grassland, wild lands, marshes, vegetation, or land in an urban or rural area including agriculture, silvaculture, and pile burning or to build a campfire, bonfire, burn yard trash, household garbage, refuse, or other debris within the unincorporated areas of Citrus County unless authorization is obtained from t...
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