Fire Regulations in Pope County, AR (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Pope County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Pope County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Outdoor Burning
Pope County enforces countywide burn bans through Pope County Code § 360.02, which sets escalating fines for willful burning during a ban: $50 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense in the same ban period, and $500 for a third. The fire department that responds to the illegal burn asks the Sheriff's Office or another law enforcement agency to investigate and cite the violator under the county ordinance and Arkansas's burning laws.
Pope County Burn Ban Penalties
Significant RestrictionsPope County Code § 360.02
§ 360.02 BURN BAN; PENALTIES. ... 1) Be it hereby ordained by the Pope County Quorum Court that penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) is hereby affirmed to a first (1st) offense of willful burning in violation of a burn ban and two hundred dollars ($200.00) is affixed to a second (2nd) offense of willful burning within the same ban period and five hundred dollars ($500.00) is affixed to a third (3r...
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