Outdoor burning rules in Lee County, AL — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Outdoor burning in Lee County needs an Alabama Forestry Commission permit for anything but the smallest fires, and ADEM air rules ban burning trash, tires, and construction debris. Auburn and Opelika add city limits and can prohibit it.
Under Ala. Code §9-13-11, you must get a free burn-permit number from the Alabama Forestry Commission before burning new ground, fields, grass, or woodlands; fires under a quarter-acre are exempt. ADEM's open-burning rule (Admin. Code 335-3-4) prohibits burning household garbage, tires, plastics, treated wood, and construction debris statewide. Auburn and Opelika restrict or prohibit open burning inside city limits and route yard debris to collection instead. Burns must be attended at all times, and the Forestry Commission halts permits during drought and fire alerts across Lee County's pine belt.
Illegal open burning, burning banned materials, or burning during a fire alert is enforced by the Forestry Commission, ADEM, and city fire marshals, with fines, an order to extinguish, and liability for escaped fire.
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