Bell County Ky Burn Ban

Burn ban decision could come friday by joel valley telegram staff 3 hrs ago a burn ban could be enacted friday if bell county judge david blackburn issues an order restricting outdoor.

Bell county ky burn ban. Violation of a burning ban is a misdemeanor punishable by law. The county is named for joshua fry bell a us representative. We have very dry conditions throughout the. However jefferson county does not have such an ordinance said mitchell.

Bell county burn ban lifted through sunday by shane monaco telegram staff sep 2 2020 updated sep 2 2020 bell county judge david blackburn announced wednesday that the county had temporarily. It was originally called. Its county seat is pineville. View the entire press release here.

From may 1 through september 30 open burning in boone boyd bullitt campbell jefferson kenton lawrence partial and oldham counties is restricted to protect air quality. This ban will also be in effect until further notice. This is especially important this year as kentucky fights through the coronavirus pandemic. Bell county is a county located in the southeast part of the u s.

The burn ban that was originally put in place by the bell county commissioners court on july 10 has been extended through at least noon sep. Burning of forest grass crops woodlands marshes or other similar areas. As of the 2010 census the population was 28 691. 8 according to chris mahlstedt the bell county fire.

County burn bans are issued by the county judge executive and are enforced with assistance from local law enforcement. In order for a county or city to enact a burn ban they must have a local ordinance granting them the authority to do so. The county was formed in 1867 during the reconstruction era from parts of knox and harlan counties and augmented from knox county in 1872. Bell county has announced a burn ban that went into effect 8 p m.

The ban will be in effect until at least monday when the county s commissioners court can meet to discuss and vote on an. The burn ban is specific that any outdoor burning is illegal outside burning is a class c misdemeanor with a fine up to 500.