2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marion County, Oregon.
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Backyard barbeques are exempt from Oregon's open-burning rules, so no burn day is needed. The main legal limits are Oregon Fire Code restrictions on using propane or charcoal grills near apartments and other multifamily buildings.
Wood and pellet smokers used for cooking count as recreational barbeque activity, not regulated open burning, so no DEQ burn day is required. They must burn only clean cooking fuel and stay away from combustible multifamily structures.
1 cities in Marion County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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