(A) (1) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes without notification to or permission from the state’s EPA:
(a) Cooking for human consumption; and
(b) Heating tar, welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, heating for warmth of outdoor workers, smudge pots, and similar occupational needs.
(2) Fires allowed by divisions (A)(1) and (A)(2) above shall not be used for waste disposal purposes and shall be of minimum size sufficient for their intended purpose; the fuel shall be chosen to minimize the generation and emission of air contaminates.
(B) (1) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes without prior notification to the state’s EPA:
(a) Recognized silvacultural, range, or wildlife management practices;
(b) Prevention or control of disease or pests; and
(c) Ceremonial purposes, ceremonial fires shall be less than five feet by five feet in dimension and shall burn no longer than three hours.
(2) Fires allowed by (B)(1)(a) to (B)(1)(c) above shall not be used for waste disposal purposes, and the fuel shall be chosen to minimize the generation and emission of air contaminates.
(C) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes upon receipt of written permission from the state’s EPA, provided that any conditions specified in the permission are followed:
(1) Disposal of hazardous or toxic materials where the state’s EPA determines there is no practical alternate method of disposal;
(2) Instruction in methods of firefighting or for research in control of fires;
(3) In emergency or other extraordinary circumstances for any purpose determined to be necessary by the state’s EPA; and
(4) Recognized agricultural or horticultural management purposes to maintain or increase the quantity or quality of agricultural or horticultural production.
(Ord. 683, passed 11-21-1978)