Open burning & fires across Vermont
Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?
50 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on open burning & fires on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre City |
Code of Ordinances Ch. 11, Sec. 11-4 - Open Fires
adopted 1983-01-13 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Berlin Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration
adopted 2002-06-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bridgewater Town |
Town of Bridgewater Open Burning Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Brighton Town |
Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes — open-fire/incineration provisions
adopted 2009-04-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Burlington City |
Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 - Solid Waste, Section 14-7 (Open Fires and Incinerators)
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Chelsea Town |
Town of Chelsea Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Chester Town |
Town of Chester Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes
adopted 1996-07-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Colchester Town |
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7: Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance, Article IV (Municipal Open Burning Requirements)
adopted 2013-05-14 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Concord Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes
adopted 2000-08-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Derby Town |
Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Refuse — Article III Open Fires and Incinerators
adopted 2016-11-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Enosburg Falls Village |
Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes (Section 1001) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Town |
Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.09 - Open Fires
adopted 1996-06-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Junction City |
Municipal Code Chapter 6, Section 614 - Public Nuisance: Open Fires | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Fairfax Town |
Chapter Two: Ordinance Regulating Open Burning and Incineration | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Fairlee Town |
Town of Fairlee Solid Waste Disposal and Burning Ordinance - Open Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Ferrisburgh Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating Open Burning and Incineration | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Glover Town |
Regulation of Solid Waste by Open Burning or Incineration in Glover | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Groton Town |
Town of Groton Civil Ordinance Prohibiting the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration
adopted 2014-06-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hardwick Town |
Town of Hardwick Civil Ordinance Regulation of Open Fires and Incineration/Solid Waste | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartland Town |
Open Burning Ordinance (Town of Hartland) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Highgate Town |
Town of Highgate Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Huntington Town |
Ordinance Regarding Open Burning in Huntington, VT
adopted 2020-05-04 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Johnson Town |
Town of Johnson Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste Disposal and Open Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Lunenburg Town |
Lunenburg Open Burning Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Village |
Village of Manchester Revised Ordinances of 1984, as Amended, Effective July 1, 2016 - Section III No. 21, Burning
adopted 2016-07-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Middlebury Town |
Ordinance for the Regulation of Fires and Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Monkton Town |
Ordinance Regulating Open Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| New Haven Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning
adopted 2019-04-23 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Newbury Town |
Town of Newbury Solid Waste Disposal and Burning Ordinance (burning provisions)
adopted 2017-06-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Old Bennington Village |
Bylaws and Ordinances (July 2024), Title 4 Ch.6 - Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Pawlet Town |
Notice of Adoption: Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning
adopted 2025-12-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Pittsford Town |
Town of Pittsford Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes (Open Burning Ordinance, last amended March 3, 2021)
adopted 2021-03-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Rutland Town |
Ordinance Regulating Open Burning and Incineration of Solid Waste | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Salisbury Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning
adopted 2023-01-10 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Shaftsbury Town |
Solid Waste Burn Ordinance
adopted 2002-12-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Sheldon Town |
Town of Sheldon Fire Ordinance
adopted 1996-03-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Springfield Town |
Code Ch. 18, §18-82 - Permit Required for Open Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans City |
St. Albans Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 7 - Other Prohibited Activities (Open Fires) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans Town |
Disposal of Solid Waste through Open Burning and Incineration Ordinance
adopted 2017-11-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Johnsbury Town |
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 5, Article V (Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration)
adopted 2014-07-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Swanton Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Thetford Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Underhill Town |
Town of Underhill Nuisance Ordinance -- Objectionable Odors, Fumes & Smoke | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Walden Town |
Civil Ordinance Prohibiting the Disposal of Solid Waste Through Open Burning and Incineration | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Waterford Town |
Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes
adopted 2015-01-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Waterville Town |
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Westford Town |
Ordinance to Regulate Open Fires
adopted 1996-04-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Windsor Town |
Title 12, Chapter 1 - Out-of-Doors Burning | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Wolcott Town |
Wolcott Open Burning Ordinance
adopted 2002-05-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Woodbury Town |
Town of Woodbury Ordinance Regulating Open Burning and Incineration of Solid Waste
adopted 2017-09-11 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
Nothing on file for open burning & fires
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (4) — Mendon (2026-09-22), North Hero (2026-09-22), Wheelock (2026-09-22), Winooski (2026-09-22).
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (184) — Addison, Alburgh, Alburgh, Andover, Arlington, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Barre, Barton, Barton, Bellows Falls, Belvidere, Bennington, Benson, Berkshire, Bethel, Bolton, Bradford, Brandon, Brattleboro, Bridport, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Cambridge, Canaan, Cavendish, Charleston, Charlotte, Chittenden, Clarendon, Corinth, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby Line, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmore, Fair Haven, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin, Grafton, Grand Isle, Granville, Greensboro, Guildhall, Guilford, Halifax, Hancock, Hartford, Hinesburg, Holland, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Isle La Motte, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Killington, Kirby, Landgrove, Leicester, Lemington, Lincoln, Londonderry, Lowell, Ludlow, Ludlow, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Maidstone, Manchester, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middlesex, Middletown Springs, Milton, Montgomery, Montpelier, Moretown, Morgan, Morristown, Morrisville, Mount Holly, Newfane, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Bennington, North Troy, Northfield, Norton, Norwich, Orleans, Orwell, Panton, Peacham, Peru, Plainfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Poultney, Pownal, Proctor, Putney, Randolph, Reading, Readsboro, Richford, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Rockingham, Roxbury, Royalton, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Sandgate, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Shoreham, Shrewsbury, South Burlington, South Hero, St. George, Stamford, Stannard, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Stowe, Strafford, Stratton, Sunderland, Sutton, Swanton, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Troy, Tunbridge, Vernon, Vershire, Waitsfield, Wallingford, Wardsboro, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Weathersfield, Wells, West Burke, West Fairlee, West Haven, West Rutland, West Windsor, Westfield, Westminster, Westmore, Weybridge, Whiting, Whitingham, Williamstown, Williston, Wilmington, Windham, Winhall, Woodford, Woodstock, Woodstock, Worcester.
No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.
Unconfirmed (10, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes.