Hall County, GA Outdoor Cooking: Smoker Rules (2026)

110 starts from a blanket rule: no open burning anywhere in the unincorporated county unless it fits a listed exception. 010 exempts fires kept for recreational purposes or cooking food for immediate human consumption, the same clause covering a backyard smoker, charcoal grill, or fire built to cook a meal outdoors. 050 still apply to it: it may not be kindled within 50 feet of any structure unless adequate provision is made to keep it from spreading, or, alternatively, it can sit as close as 15 feet from a structure if it is contained in an approved waste burner. 050(C). 040 except where necessary to protect public health or manage an unavoidable hazard.