Elbert County and the Town of Elizabeth burn restricts County Ordinance Number 20-02

For purposes of this ordinance, "open fire" or "open burning" shall be defined as any outdoor fire, including, but not limited to, campfires, warming fires, charcoal grill fires, fires in wood-burning stoves, the use of explosives, outdoor welding or hot work, fireworks of all kinds OR brands, and the prescribed burning of fence lines, or rows, fields, farmlands, rangelands, wildlands, trash, and debris. Open fires shall not include:

• Fires in camp stoves or grills, fueled by bottled gas, or pressurized liquid, and specifically designed for cooking or heating purposes.
• Fires in permanently constructed stationary masonry or metal fireplaces specifically designed for the purpose of combustion;
• Fires in commercially operated wood and/or charcoal-fired grills designed for cooking.