5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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Hennepin County recreational fires must follow Minnesota DNR open-burning rules and city codes. Fires are limited to three feet wide by three feet tall, set back 25 feet from structures, attended by an adult, and extinguished completely.
Minnesota DNR Wildland Fire Information
Campfire safety Whether you're in a state forest or in your backyard, campfires should be constructed with 3 feet or less in diameter and not more than 3 feet in height. Learn how to build and extinguish a campfire. Make your home Firewise Brush, grass, or forest fires don't have to be disasters. Firewise principles can save lives and property from wildfire. Learn more about how you can protect...
Aerial and explosive consumer fireworks are illegal statewide in Minnesota under Minn. Stat. §§624.20-624.25. Only non-aerial, non-explosive 'sparkling items' - wire/wood sparklers (up to 100 g of mixture), cone/tube fountains (up to 75 g per tube, 500 g total), snakes, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers - have been legal since the 2002 amendment to §624.20. Use is restricted to private property. Buyers must be 18+. Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to $3,000.
Minn. Stat. § 624.20
624.20 FIREWORKS. Subdivision 1. Regulation. (a) As used in sections 624.20 to 624.25, the term "fireworks" means any substance or combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation, and includes blank cartridges, toy cannons, and toy canes in which explosives are used, the type of ballo...
Hennepin County does not require defensible-space clearance like western states, but Minnesota DNR Firewise programs and city nuisance codes require homeowners to remove dead trees and excess brush near structures, especially in wooded suburbs.
Open burning of yard waste in Hennepin County typically requires a Minnesota DNR or city permit. Many cities ban burning of leaves and brush outright, directing residents to county compost and yard-waste drop-off programs instead.
Minnesota State Fire Code, adopted from the 2020 IFC, governs propane storage in Hennepin County. Residents may store cylinders up to 100 pounds outdoors with setbacks; larger tanks require fire marshal review and a city building permit.
2 cities in Hennepin County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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