Benton County 

OPEN MARCH 1ST 

What do you want to Burn? 

For backyard burning follow instructions below. Everything else scroll down to permitted burning and determine what class you want to burn under and use the button to apply for a permit. 

Permitted Burning

Certain types of burning require a permit and are NOT included during open burn season.  If you plan to burn anything listed below, please click on the application button below.

• Commercial: The outdoor burning of “commercial wastes,” which are materials generated or used by a commercial operation including removed and transported materials, excluding prohibited materials. This includes any materials that are moved from the tax lot of origin to be burned at a different location.

• Industrial: The outdoor burning of “industrial wastes,” which are materials produced as a direct result of any manufacturing or industrial process, excluding prohibited materials.

• Construction: The outdoor burning of “construction wastes,” which are materials resulting from or produced by a building or construction project, excluding prohibited materials.

• Demolition: The outdoor burning of “demolition wastes,” which are materials resulting from or produced by the complete or partial destruction or tearing down of any man-made structure or the clearing of any site, or land clearing for site preparation for development, excluding those materials considered illegal.

• Forest Slash: The burning of vegetative debris and refuse on forest land outside of the ODF Smoke Management Plan related to the growing and/or harvesting of forest tree species where there is no change in the use of the land from timber production.

• Bonfire: A controlled outdoor fire (combustible pile larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height) held for celebratory, religious ceremonial, or entertainment purposes. The fire cannot serve as a disposal fire for woody yard trimmings, leaves, and grass clippings. Prohibited materials shall not be burned. Bonfires may include clean woody construction/demolition/commercial material.

• Prescribed Burning: The burning of standing vegetation for the purpose of species or wetland conversion, pursuant to federal or state laws or programs to promote or enhance habitat for indigenous species of plants or animals, which is otherwise prohibited.