ARTICLE V. OPEN BURNING

(Effective Date: July 1, 1997)

Sec. 11-54. Exemptions.

The following activities are exempted to the extent covered by the State Air Pollution Control Board’s Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution:

(a) Open burning for training and instruction of government and public fire fighters under the supervision of the designated official, industrial in-house fire fighting personnel, or for the purpose of training the public in firefighting techniques as approved by the fire official;

(b) Open burning for camp fires or other fires that are used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, for outdoor noncommercial preparation of food, and for warming of outdoor workers;

(c) Open burning for the destruction of any combustible liquid or gaseous material by burning in a flare or flare stack;

(d) Open burning for forest management and agriculture practices approved by the State Air Pollution Control Board; and

(e) Open burning for the destruction of classified military documents.

(Ord. O97-1(R), 2/5/97)

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