Van Buren County, MI · Van Buren County
Open Burn Permit
Landowners use this permit application to request permission to burn brush or vegetation for specified land-management, disease-control, or pest-control purposes.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Van Buren County · Van Buren County, Van Buren County, Michigan
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- vanburencountymi.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
- JSON record · about the forms index
What this form is
The form requests an open burn permit for fires used in silvicultural, range, or wildlife management practices, or for disease or pest control. It asks for the landowner’s name, address, phone and fax numbers, burn-site location, and date; the permit also lists safety requirements and prohibited materials. The document states that only brush or vegetation may be burned.
Who needs it
A landowner seeking to burn brush or vegetation for the listed land-management, disease-control, or pest-control purposes should complete and present this application.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county department named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; the permit holder signs to accept liability, and the form does not identify any notarized or sworn attachment.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Permit
Download the Open Burn Permit PDF.
- 2
Complete the Application
Enter the landowner’s contact details, burn-site location, and date.
- 3
Review the Requirements
Check the listed safety requirements and restrictions on what may be burned.
- 4
Sign and Submit
Sign the permit and submit it to the county department named on the form.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for an open burn permit?
- The document says the application can only be presented by and issued to the landowner.
- What information does the open burn permit application request?
- It asks for the owner’s name, address, phone and fax numbers, burn-site location, and date. The permit holder also signs the form.
- Do I need a notary for the Open Burn Permit?
- No. This document is signed and dated without a notary; the permit holder signs to accept liability, and the form does not identify a notarized or sworn attachment.
- How do I submit the Open Burn Permit?
- Submit it to the county department named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.