Outdoor burning rules in Madison 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 is legal in unincorporated Madison County under ADEM rules, but when the State Forestry Commission declares a drought emergency, Ala. Code § 9-13-141 makes all outdoor fires, campfires, and trash burning unlawful countywide until the No Burn order lifts.
Two layers control outdoor burning. Day to day, ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-3-3-.01 governs what and when you may burn: only vegetation and untreated wood, never household trash, and land-clearing burns must start between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. On top of that, Ala. Code § 9-13-141 lets the Alabama Forestry Commission declare a drought emergency, and once declared it is unlawful anywhere in the affected county to set fire to forest, grass, woods, wildlands, or marshes, or to build a campfire or bonfire, or to burn trash. These No Burn orders hit North Alabama during dry late-summer and fall spells. The Forestry Commission also requires a permit to burn near woodland.
Burning during a declared drought No Burn order violates Ala. Code § 9-13-141 and is a misdemeanor; the burner also bears the cost of any resulting wildfire. Everyday violations of ADEM burn rules draw civil air-quality penalties.
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