Spotsylvania County, Virginia

When is land-clearing burning prohibited in Spotsylvania County?

Spotsylvania County, Virginia publishes a May 1 to October 1 prohibition on open burning of debris waste from land clearing. This is the published seasonal restriction, not permission to burn at other times or an emergency-ban status.

Published seasonal restriction

The county Fire Prevention Division publishes a May 1 to October 1 prohibition for debris waste from land clearing under its D.E.Q. regulations. Its separate spring burning-hour rule does not cancel this seasonal restriction.

Scope

Land-clearing debris only. The calendar wording is preserved as published; this tool does not approve boundary dates or burning outside that period. Not an emergency-ban lookup, parcel-jurisdiction finding, device exemption, special-operation approval or permission to burn other materials.

Official source reviewed September 14, 2026.

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