Fire Regulations in Clay County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Clay County declared a fire-danger state of emergency in 2004 that the county manager keeps extending in successive week-long increments, and under it, selling, using, discharging or displaying fireworks or sparklers anywhere in the county is a second-degree misdemeanor. The commission alone can end the standing order.
Clay County Fireworks Ban During Fire Emergency
Heavy RestrictionsClay County Code of Ordinances § 15-9(b)(1)-(2)
(1)During the state of emergency declared under subsection (a) hereof, and during any extension or reinstatement of the same by the county manager under the authority of said subsection (a), it shall be unlawful to sell, use, discharge, dispense, or display all fireworks as defined by Section 791.01(4)(a), Florida Statutes.(2)During the state of emergency declared under subsection (a) hereof, a...
Outdoor Burning
Clay County's solid waste ordinance bans burning garbage in the open, countywide, in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas. Separately, the county's fire prevention code requires a $100 burn permit for other outdoor burning on nonresidential property under the adopted Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Clay County Bans Open Burning of Garbage
Heavy RestrictionsClay County Code of Ordinances, Appendix D, Art. III §§ II.1.GG, V.4 (Solid Waste Franchising and Collection Ordinance)
GG.Open Burning means the burning of any material under such conditions that the products of combustion are emitted directly into the open atmosphere. ... 4.The Open Burning of Garbage is hereby prohibited within the Incorporated Area and Unincorporated Area.
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