Outdoor burning rules in Licking County, OH — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Burning trash, tires, or construction debris is prohibited everywhere in Licking County under Ohio EPA rules. Open burning is banned within Newark and other municipalities, and only clean-wood recreational fires and limited rural yard-waste burning are allowed.
Ohio EPA's open-burning rules (Ohio Administrative Code 3745-19) govern Licking County, and they ban burning garbage, tires, and construction material anywhere in the state because of the harmful smoke. Inside Newark and the county's other municipalities, open burning is broadly prohibited; the Newark Fire Department allows small recreational fires and cookouts but says burning for waste disposal is not permitted. In the unincorporated townships, residents have more leeway to burn clean plant matter and yard waste, but Ohio bans daytime debris burning from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. during March, April, and May. Dry or windy days are off-limits.
Illegal open burning violates Ohio EPA rules and can bring civil penalties and cleanup liability, plus a local fire-code citation. The fire department will order any complained-of or unsafe fire extinguished.
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