North Dakota installation guides.
North Dakota’s air rules restrict open burning of refuse but allow campfires and other recreational fires; permits and inspections for indoor stoves are handled by cities.
N.D. Admin. Code ch. 33.1-15-04: open burning restrictions (PDF)Choose your city.
Bismarck
Burleigh County / Bismarck-MandanBismarck’s Building Inspections Division issues permits not only inside city limits but across the city’s extraterritorial area; beyond that line, Burleigh County handles mechanical permits.
Read the guideFargo
Cass County / Fargo-MoorheadFargo’s HVAC permit fee schedule lists solid-fuel (wood or coal) space heating stoves as their own item and charges double fees for work started without a permit.
Read the guideGrand Forks
Grand Forks County / Greater Grand ForksGrand Forks’ Department of Building Safety issues mechanical permits across the city and a two-mile extraterritorial area, and only owner-occupants may do their own mechanical work.
Read the guideWest Fargo
Cass County / Fargo–Moorhead metroWest Fargo’s permit FAQ says all HVAC systems need permits and names wood stoves, and its heating code lets a single-family owner-occupant do the work only after getting a permit.
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