Outdoor burning rules in Brazoria County, TX — 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 is generally prohibited in Texas under TCEQ rules, with narrow exceptions for on-site domestic waste and plant growth where no trash pickup exists. Brazoria County can declare burn bans in drought. Cities like Pearland restrict burning further.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules in 30 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapter B set a statewide general prohibition on outdoor burning, with limited exceptions. In unincorporated Brazoria County you may generally burn household waste from a single residence only where no local trash collection is provided, or brush and plant growth on the property where it grew, provided the fire is downwind of neighbors, attended, and set during daylight. The Brazoria County commissioners court can declare a burn ban during dry conditions that suspends these exceptions. Cities set stricter rules within their limits. Never burn tires, treated wood, or household trash where pickup is available.
Illegal outdoor burning is a TCEQ violation and, if it endangers persons or property, can be a criminal offense; county burn-ban violations are Class C misdemeanors with fines up to $500.
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