Outdoor burning rules in Saginaw County, MI — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning of trash is banned statewide under EGLE's NREPA Part 55 rules. The City of Saginaw and Frankenmuth prohibit open burning in city limits; townships such as Frankenmuth Township issue brush burn permits.
Michigan EGLE regulates open burning under Part 55 of NREPA (MCL §324.5501 et seq.) and Administrative Rules R 336.1301–1312, which prohibit burning household trash, plastic, tires, and construction debris everywhere in the state. Within Frankenmuth and the City of Saginaw, open burning is banned outright. Saginaw County townships handle brush and yard-waste burning through local permits: Frankenmuth Township, for example, issues burn permits for up to three consecutive days, allows brush only, requires daylight hours, a 50-foot setback from structures, an adult attendant, and no burning when winds reach 10 mph. Recreational fires are regulated separately.
Burning trash, or burning without a required township permit, violates EGLE Part 55 and local fire codes, bringing citations, cleanup liability, and civil penalties up to $500 per day.
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