North Las Vegas, NV Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in North Las Vegas, NV, 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
- Banned
- Open burning of refuse/garbage/waste materials
- Exceptions
- Official, training, hazard-prevention, agricultural fires only
- Incinerator permit fee
- Up to $25 initial, $10 registration
- Enforcer
- Clark County joint Air Pollution Control Officer
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 6 months jail
- Last amended
- Ord. No. 3228, Aug. 6, 2025
Summary
North Las Vegas bans burning combustible refuse, garbage, waste materials, tar, rags, oil-soaked materials, auto salvage, wire, in any outdoor open fire, per Municipal Code § 8.04.080. The ban lifts only for narrow official, training, fire-hazard-prevention, or agricultural purposes; a separate permit scheme covers incinerators.
A.It is unlawful for any person to burn any combustible refuse including garbage, vegetable matter, waste materials, tar products, rubbed products, rags, oil and oil-soaked materials, auto bodies and auto salvage, wire and insulation, and similar smoke-producing materials, in any outdoor open fire within the City, except:1.When such fire is set, or permission given in the performance of the official duty of a public officer, and such fire in the opinion of such officer is necessary;2.When such fire is set for the purposes of the prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other means;3.When such fire is set for the instruction of public employees in the methods of fighting fires;4.When such fire is set on property, used for industrial purposes, for the purpose of instruction of employees in methods of fighting fires;5.When such fire is set in the course of any agricultural operation in the growing of crops or raising of fowl or animals.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
030), makes it unlawful to burn combustible refuse, including garbage, vegetable matter, waste materials, tar products, rubber products, rags, oil and oil-soaked materials, auto bodies and auto salvage, and wire and insulation, in any outdoor open fire within the city. Five narrow exceptions apply: a fire set or approved by a public officer in the performance of official duty and deemed necessary; a fire set to prevent a fire hazard that cannot be abated any other way; fires set to train public or industrial employees in firefighting methods; and fires set during agricultural operations in growing crops or raising fowl or animals.
120 requires anyone operating, erecting, selling, or renting an incinerator to first obtain a written permit from the Control Officer, who can approve only multiple-chamber incinerators. 00. The chapter was most recently amended by Ordinance No. 3228 on August 6, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Burning combustible refuse in an outdoor open fire outside the listed exceptions, or operating an incinerator without the required Control Officer permit, is enforced under the citywide misdemeanor penalty in Section 1.12.010, up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, since Chapter 8.04 sets no separate penalty of its own. The Air Pollution Control Officer can also inspect property and pursue civil or criminal enforcement under Section 8.04.050.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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