3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Verified from official government sources
Recreational bonfires are exempt from St. Louis County's open-burning ban only when limited to 16 square feet, fueled with clean untreated wood, monitored at all times, and equipped with an extinguishing means. Local fire-district notification is required.
St. Louis County Ordinance Guidebook (Recreational Burning) / SLCRO §612.340
Bon fires, or Recreational Burning, are exempt from the St. Louis County and State of Missouri Open Burning rules. … Only clean, untreated wood may be burned, and the burn area is limited to sixteen (16) square feet. Bon fires must be monitored at all times and there must be a way to extinguish the fire readily available.
SLCRO §810.020 makes it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, give, use, discharge, or explode fireworks anywhere in St. Louis County. The ban is countywide and applies to incorporated and unincorporated areas.
St. Louis County Code §810.020
Sec. 810.020. — Sale, Possession, and Use Prohibited. It is against the law for any person, firm or corporation to sell, possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, give, use, discharge or explode fireworks within St. Louis County.
Open burning of trade waste, household refuse, tires, trash, or any non-yard-waste material is prohibited everywhere in St. Louis County at all times under SLCRO §612.340 and Missouri 10 CSR 10-6.045. Leaf burning is prohibited countywide in incorporated areas.
St. Louis County Ordinance Guidebook (Trash, Burning of) / SLCRO §612.340
The Open Burning rules for St. Louis County are part of the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Regulations, and state that open burning of trade wastes, household refuse, tire products, trash, or any materials not considered yard waste are prohibited everywhere at all times in St. Louis County.
2 cities in St. Louis County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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