Outdoor burning rules in Vineyard, 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.
Open burning of yard waste is illegal in Vineyard under Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Rule 407, which prohibits all open burning in the urban portion of Sacramento County. Yard waste must go in the green bin or to a county landfill.
SMAQMD Rule 407 (Open Burning) and California Fire Code §307 prohibit open burning of vegetation in the urbanized portion of Sacramento County, including all of Vineyard. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District does not issue residential open-burn permits for yard waste within its service area. CAL FIRE agricultural burns are limited to certain rural parcels outside Vineyard and require a CAL FIRE permit at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov plus a same-day burn-day permission check. Recreational fires in approved, manufactured fire pits (gas or contained wood) under §307.4.2 of the California Fire Code are allowed if 25 feet from structures and supervised.
Violation of SMAQMD Rule 407 is a misdemeanor under California H&SC §42400 - up to $1,000 fine per day. California Fire Code §307 violations are misdemeanors under H&SC §13871 - up to $1,000 and six months jail.
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