Carroll County, GA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 42-8 of the Carroll County Code prohibits kindling an open fire anywhere outside a building, in public or on private property, without first securing a burn permit from the Georgia Forestry Commission. The fire chief or a designated agent can order an improperly started fire extinguished on the spot, and during windy or dry weather the county suspends every exception in the ordinance, meaning no open burning is permitted at all regardless of any permit held. Separately, Section 42-7 bans burning any material that emits noxious or poisonous gases, such as nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen cyanide or chlorine, anywhere in the county, and Section 82-4 bars open burning at solid waste disposal sites.

General fire code penalties in Section 42-6 apply where the ordinance does not set its own fine: violations carry up to a $1,000 fine or 60 days in jail, or both, with each day a separate offense, and the board of commissioners has authorized the fire chief and department inspectors and investigators to write and serve citations directly. This chapter, adopted under the county's authority to enforce the Georgia State Minimum Standard Fire Prevention Code, applies to the unincorporated county; Carrollton and the county's other cities enforce their own fire codes within their limits.