Governor lifts statewide burn ban

Governor Phil Bryant has lifted the statewide burn ban, effective immediately.

Bryant says, “Despite the lifting of the statewide burn ban, there are a number of counties that will remain under burn bans, enacted by the Board of Supervisors.”

As provided by the Mississippi Forestry Commission, below is a list of counties with active burn bans and when they expire.

County	Date Issued	Date Expires	Exemptions (see below)
Adams	09/18/19	10/19/19	2-6
Amite	09/30/19	10/31/19	2
Benton	09/30/19	10/30/19	2
Chickasaw	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Clay	09/27/19	10/27/19	2
Copiah	09/25/19	10/25/19	2, 3, 5
Covington	09/30/19	10/30/19	2-6
Franklin	09/27/19	10/27/19	1
George	10/02/19	11/04/19	2,3,5
Hinds	10/01/19	11/01/19	2, 5
Itawamba	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 3
Jasper	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Jefferson	09/30/19	10/31/19	1
Jefferson Davis	09/30/19	10/28/19	1
Kemper	10/01/19	10/31/19	1
Lauderdale	09/23/19	10/23/19	2
Lawrence	09/30/19	10/28/19	5
Lee	09/24/19	10/24/19	2, 3
Lincoln	09/26/19	10/26/19	1
Marion	09/30/19	10/15/19	2, 3
Montgomery	09/23/19	10/23/19	2
Panola	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 6
Pike	09/30/19	10/15/19	1
Pontotoc	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 4
Prentiss	09/27/19	10/27/19	2
Rankin	09/26/19	10/26/19	2, 3
Scott	09/30/19	10/21/19	2
Simpson	09/27/19	10/27/19	2, 3
Smith	09/30/19	10/31/19	2
Tallahatchie	09/30/19	Until further notice	2-4
Tate	09/26/19	10/26/19	2
Walthall	09/30/19	10/30/19	1
Wayne	09/30/19	11/04/19	1
Webster	09/30/19	10/29/19	2
Yalobusha	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Yazoo	09/27/19	10/27/19	�2, 4, 5

Types of Exemptions:

No exemptions from this burn ban
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Certified Burn Managers
County Fire Services
Commercial contractors with heavy construction equipment, providing that said burn meets�Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) regulations. MDEQ’s open burning regulations can be found on their website, click�here�for more information.
Agricultural�field burn
Other

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