Outdoor burning rules in Ramsey County, MN — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Burning brush, leaves, or vegetation in Minnesota generally requires a DNR open-burning permit from the commissioner or an agent. In the urban Twin Cities metro, open burning is largely prohibited; check your city.
Under Minn. Stat. 88.17, permission to start a fire to burn vegetative materials must be given by the DNR commissioner or the commissioner's agent. A permit is required whenever a fire exceeds 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high or involves burning leaves, brush, and clean untreated wood. Because Ramsey County is the most urbanized county in Minnesota, most of its cities prohibit or tightly restrict open burning and route residents to yard-waste collection instead. Ramsey County does not issue burning permits itself; those come through the DNR and city fire departments.
Starting a fire without required permission is punishable under Minn. Stat. 88.17 and Ch. 88; the fire official may order extinguishment.
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