
PALO PINTO COUNTY – As of September 10th, 2020, the Palo Pinto County Commissioners Court has mandated the following orders:
The following outdoor burning activities are NOT prohibited:
- burning when used solely for recreational and noncommercial preparation of food or exclusively as a means to provide warmth in cold weather (e.g.: campfires and cooking fires) and (2) outdoor cooking on gas fired or charcoal grills
The following outdoor burning activities are strictly PROHIBITED:
- This Order prohibits the burning of brush/tree piles when clearing land.
- This Order prohibits the use of aerial luminaries, known as “Sky Lanterns, KongMing Lanterns or Chinese Lanterns’*.
PALO PINTO COUNTY BURN BAN STATUS: OFF (last updated 19:55 9/10/2020).

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