Los Banos, CA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Los Banos, CA, also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance, set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Key Facts
- Rule
- No burning garbage or waste anywhere in the City
- Section
- § 6-3.09
- Also banned
- Burning waste in alleys, streets, right-of-way, public places
- Related rule
- No hot coals/ashes in set-out containers, § 6-3.11
- Enforcing officers
- Fire Chief, Police Chief, Health Officer, Public Works Director
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, § 6-3.15
Summary
Los Banos Municipal Code § 6-3.09 makes it unlawful to burn garbage anywhere in the City, and separately unlawful to burn any waste material in or on an alley, street, street right-of-way, or public place. The ban sits inside the solid waste chapter and is enforced alongside the rest of Chapter 3's collection rules.
It is unlawful for any person to burn garbage at any place within the City, and it shall be unlawful for any person to burn any waste material in or on any alley, street, street right-of-way. or public place.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4356507; v3 updated 2025-03-05).
Full Breakdown
09 states two distinct prohibitions in one sentence: no burning garbage anywhere in the City, and no burning any waste material in or on an alley, street, street right-of-way, or public place, with no exception or burn-permit path written into the text. 11, separately makes it unlawful to place live or hot coals, ashes, or other burning matter into garbage, rubbish, or refuse-solid waste already set out for collection, guarding against fires in curbside containers. 07 reinforces the ban from another angle, making it unlawful for anyone other than the City's authorized Refuse-Solid Waste Collector to gather, collect, transport, or burn refuse that has already been placed out for City collection. 12, each of whom may enter premises to check compliance; denying that entry is itself a separate violation of the chapter.
Violations & Fines
Burning garbage anywhere in the City, or burning any waste material in an alley, street, street right-of-way or public place, violates § 6-3.09 and is a misdemeanor under § 6-3.15. Placing hot coals or ashes into a garbage or refuse container set out for collection is a separate misdemeanor under § 6-3.11, and the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Health Officer or Public Works Director may enforce the ban and inspect premises under § 6-3.12.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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