Outdoor burning rules in Wright 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 or yard waste in Wright County townships requires a Minnesota DNR open-burn permit. Buffalo, Monticello, and St. Michael restrict or ban open burning. Garbage, plastic, and treated wood may never be burned.
In Wright County's unincorporated townships, open burning of brush and vegetative debris requires a permit from the Minnesota DNR, obtained through the state's online burn-permit system or a local DNR fire warden. Permits are suspended during dry spells and high fire danger, and none is issued once snow cover is gone and conditions are dry. Only vegetative material grown on site may burn; the MPCA bars burning garbage, cardboard, plastics, treated or painted wood, pallets, and construction debris statewide. Cities including Buffalo, Monticello, and St. Michael are more restrictive, generally allowing only small recreational fires. Yard waste should go to compost or collection instead.
Burning without a required DNR permit, or burning prohibited materials, is a misdemeanor carrying fines up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail, plus the cost of any escaped fire.
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