Open burning is prohibited in Isleton under Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Rule 401 and fire-district orders. Agricultural burning in the surrounding Delta requires a SMAQMD permit and burn-day authorization.
Outdoor burning within Isleton city limits is effectively banned. The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) Rule 401 prohibits most residential open burning, and Rule 421 restricts wood-burning heaters. Backyard leaf or yard-waste burning is not allowed. Agricultural burning on the surrounding Delta pear orchards and asparagus fields requires a SMAQMD agricultural burn permit and a daily burn-day declaration from CARB and SMAQMD. CAL FIRE declares fire-season burning suspensions typically from late spring through fall. Recreational fires in approved devices remain allowed in limited circumstances.
Illegal burning: up to $1,000 under Public Resources Code 4423 and SMAQMD fines up to $10,000 for commercial violations.
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