8.1. SR 03-06-1995 - Laserfiche WebLink

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410.20 - EXEMPTIONS. • 1. Open burning of the types, and subject to the conditions as hereinafter stated shall be exempt from the prohibitions of Section 410 of this Ordinance. Fires under managed supervision for which a burning permit has been obtained from the Fire Chief or designee of the Fire Chief, but limited to the following: A. Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of public and industrial fire fighting personnel. B. Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other practicable means. C. Fires purposely set for forest and game management purposes. D. The burning of trees, brush, grass, and other vegetable matter in the clearing of land, the maintenance of street, road, and highway right-of-way, and in accepted agricultural land management practices. • 2. Permits to conduct fires under this section do not excuse a person from the consequences, damages, or injuries which may result therefrom, nor exempt any person from regulations promulgated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency or any other governmental unit exercising jurisdiction in matters of pollution or fire hazard regulations. 410.22 - PENALTIES Any person violating the provisions of this open burning section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of up to seven hundred dollars ($700.00) and/or imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days. In all cases, the violator may be held accountable for the costs of prosecution and the cost incurred from suppression of the fire. Section 2. The City Clerk shall publish this ordinance in the official newspaper with notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Hall. Section 3. This Ordinance becomes effective upon its passage • and the publication of its title and summary. 6.