Outdoor burning rules in Sutter, CA — 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 in unincorporated Sutter County requires a permit from the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD) and is only allowed on permissive (burn) days. CAL FIRE burn permits are also required during fire season.
Outdoor burning - including agricultural waste, range improvement, prunings, and weed abatement piles - is regulated by FRAQMD under Regulation II (Open Burning). Permit applications must be on a form approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer and include the type and estimated amount of waste. The APCO may deny burning when the daily allocation is reached or declare a No-Burn day when air quality is impaired. From roughly May through October, CAL FIRE burn-permit suspensions also typically apply to all dooryard/landscape pile burning in the State Responsibility Area. Permits are issued by FRAQMD at 541 Washington Ave, Yuba City.
Burning without a permit, on a No-Burn day, or outside permitted material types is subject to FRAQMD enforcement action and fines under FRAQMD Regulation II, plus CAL FIRE penalties during permit suspensions.
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