Outdoor burning rules in Marion County, FL — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
In unincorporated Marion County, yard-waste open burning is allowed without Marion County Fire Rescue approval only if the fire starts after 9:00 a.m., is out one hour before sunset, stays in a pile no more than 8 feet across, and meets state setbacks. Agricultural and land-clearing burns require Florida Forest Service authorization.
The Florida Forest Service (FFS) has statewide authority over open burning under Fla. Stat. 590.125. Under that statute, broadcast or pile burning generally requires an FFS authorization, adequate firebreaks, sufficient personnel and equipment, and the responsible person present until the fire is completed. Marion County Code Sec. 8-35 mirrors the state rule: yard-waste burning is allowed without MCFR approval when ignited after 9:00 a.m. Eastern, extinguished no later than one hour before sunset, not conducted in windy conditions, confined to a noncombustible container or a pile no greater than eight feet in diameter on cleared ground, and set back at least 25 feet from wildlands/brush/combustible structures, 50 feet from a paved public roadway, and 150 feet from any building not owned or leased by the person burning. Trash and paper products may never be burned, and the fire must not create a smoke, soot, odor, heat, or flame nuisance, with MCFR having the final say on what is a nuisance.
Burning that violates the FFS authorization rules is a second-degree misdemeanor under Fla. Stat. 590.125(2)(d), punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The person who starts a fire is also liable for suppression costs and damages if it escapes; county code violations are enforced by MCFR / code enforcement.
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