§ 34-29. Burning permit—Required; exception.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to start or maintain any fire outside of any structure or authorize any such fire to be started or maintained on any land in the unincorporated area of the county without first obtaining a county burning permit. The permit must be obtained from the fire chief in whose fire district the fire is to occur either by phone or in person. The permit shall be valid between 9:00 a.m. and one hour before sunset as those times are promulgated by the National Weather Service. The fire chief may extend the period for the permit when no fire hazard or nuisance to the life or property of any person will be created by such extension.

(b)

A permit shall not be required under this article for the noncommercial preparation of food, provided that such fire is no larger than necessary for preparing the kind and amount of food being prepared and that the fire is constantly attended by an adult person until the fire is extinguished.

(Ord. No. 79-1, § 2, 2-8-79)