(A) It shall be unlawful to build or set out any bonfires, outdoor rubbish fires and fires for the purpose of clearing land. The Fire Chief of the Fire Department or his or her designee may waive the open burning ban for an area under his or her jurisdiction by issuing an open burning permit to a person requesting permission to conduct open burning. The permit issued by the Fire Chief to a person desiring to conduct open burning shall be in writing, signed by the Fire Chief and on a form prescribed by the state’s Fire Marshal. The state’s Fire Marshal shall provide local fire departments with the forms. The Fire Chief or his or her designee may waive the open burning ban in his or her district when conditions are acceptable to the Chief. Anyone burning in such district when the open burning ban has been waived must notify the Fire Department of his or her intention to burn. It shall be unlawful for any person to set fire to, burn or cause to be burned any garbage, animal matter or vegetable matter. Fires set while in possession of a burning permit or at a time the open burning ban has been waived shall at all times be attended by the person setting the fire and said fire shall be located at least 20 feet from any building.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to burn rubbish of any kind including paper, paper goods, cardboard or leaves anywhere in the municipality, except in a stove, furnace or incinerator inside a building. It is further unlawful to burn off any leaves or vegetation from any garden or areas in the municipality. This section shall not prohibit backyard barbecuing or the wood stoves or fireplaces.
(1995 Code, § 7-204) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 81-520.01