Using a smoker to cook is a recreational cooking fire in Weld County and needs no burn permit. It must stay attended and contained, may be limited during fire restrictions, and persistent nuisance smoke can be addressed under open-burning and nuisance rules.
A charcoal, pellet or wood smoker used for cooking falls under Weld County's recreational-cooking-fire exemption, so no open-burn permit is needed. You may not burn trash, treated wood or debris in it, and the fire must be attended and fully extinguished. During Stage 1 or Stage 2 fire restrictions, wood and charcoal smokers may be prohibited while propane units are sometimes still allowed, mirroring the county's grilling rules. Neighbor complaints about heavy, ongoing smoke can be handled under municipal nuisance and smoke provisions in Greeley, Evans and other towns. Check the current fire-restriction stage before smoking in dry, windy conditions.
Burning prohibited materials in a smoker, or operating one during a fire ban, can bring a nuisance or fire-code citation; escaped fire adds suppression cost-recovery and civil liability.
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