2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Snohomish County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Charcoal barbecues and cooking fires are allowed on private property in unincorporated Snohomish County as recreational fires. Propane and gas grills are ordinary cooking appliances. Cooking fires must stay small, use only charcoal or clean firewood, be attended, and are still restricted during air-quality burn bans.
PSCAA Recreational Fire definition (WAC 173-425)
Recreational fires are defined as cooking fires, charcoal barbecues, campfires, and bonfires using charcoal or bare untreated wood in designated areas or on private property for cooking, pleasure or ceremonial purposes.
A charcoal or wood-fired smoker on private property is a cooking fire under Puget Sound Clean Air Agency rules: keep it under three feet in diameter and two feet high, burn only charcoal or clean firewood, attend it, and don't smoke out neighbors. Gas smokers are appliances.
PSCAA Recreational Fire Regulations (WAC 173-425)
Keep it small. Fires must not exceed three feet in diameter or two feet in height. Fuel it right. Only charcoal, dried firewood or manufactured firelogs may be used. It is illegal to burn anything else. ... Be a good neighbor. It is always illegal to smoke out your neighbor.
1 cities in Snohomish County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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