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ORDINANCE 95- 5 e CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA, REPEALING SECTION 206.38, OPEN BURNING, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 410 IN LIEU THEREOF RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT ENTITLED - OPEN BURNING The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1: That Section 206.38 of the Elk River City Code, defined as "Open Burning" is repealed and new Section 410 - Open Burning is adopted in lieu thereof and shall read as follows: SECTION 410 - OPEN BURNING. 410.00 - DEFINITIONS - CAMPFIRE: A fire set for cooking, warming, or ceremonial purposes, which is not more than three (3) feet in diameter by three (3) feet high, and has had the ground five (5) feet from the base of the fire cleared of all combustible material. OPEN FIRE: "Open Fire" or "Open Burning" shall mean a fire burning in matter, whether concentrated or dispersed, which is not contained within a fully enclosed fire box, structure of vehicle, and from which the products of combustion are emitted directly to the open atmosphere without passing through a stack, duct, or chimney. RUNNING FIRE: An attended fire that is allowed to spread through surface vegetative materials under controlled conditions. Its purpose is that of vegetative management, forest management, game habitat management or agricultural improvement. ~TARTER FUELS: Dry, untreated, unpainted wood or charcoal fire starter. Paraffin candles a.ld alcohols are permitted as starter fuels and as aids to ignition only. Propane gas torches or other clean gas burning devices causing minimal pollution must be used to start on open fire. e RECREATIONAL FIRE: requirements: A camp fire which meets the following 1.