Fire Regulations in Scott County, MN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Scott County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Scott County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Fireworks
Minnesota bans all aerial and explosive consumer fireworks. Only ground-based sparklers, cones, fountains, snakes, and smoke devices are legal in Scott County. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, and mortars are illegal statewide.
Scott County Fireworks Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsMN Stat. §624.20, subd. 1(c)
wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers which include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consis...
Outdoor Burning
Burning brush or yard waste in Scott County townships requires a Minnesota DNR open-burn permit. Cities restrict or ban open burning. Garbage, plastic, and treated wood may never be burned.
Scott County Outdoor Burning Rules
Heavy RestrictionsMN Stat. §88.17, subd. 1(a)
Permission to start a fire to burn vegetative materials and other materials allowed by Minnesota Statutes or official state rules and regulations may be given by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.
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