Chapter 6 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

Footnotes:

--- (1) --- Cross reference— Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 5; mobile homes and mobile home parks and camping areas, Ch. 9; certificate of town forest warden required for proposed camping areas, § 9-73; nuisances, Ch. 10; streets, sidewalks and other public places, Ch. 17; subdivisions, Ch. 18; traffic and motor vehicles, Ch. 20; zoning, App. A.

State Law reference— Fire safety code, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.1-1.

Sec. 6-1. - Definition.#

The term open fire as used in this chapter shall be held to mean any fire from which the products of combustion are emitted directly into the open air without passing through a stack or chimney.

(Ch. 31, § 1, 8-14-72)

Cross reference— Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.

Sec. 6-2. - Open burning restricted.#

No person shall burn any material in an open fire within the town except as follows: (1)

Those open fires the regulation of which has been expressly reserved to the state director of health, G.L. 1956, § 23-25-18.

(2)

Those open fires used for outdoor cooking, and bona fide campfires, provided such fires are contained in such a manner that they do not cause noxious emissions upon the property of others.

(3)

Those open fires for which permits have been issued by authorized agents of the state department of natural resources, pursuant to G.L. 1956, § 2-12-9, provided such fires do not cause noxious emissions on the property of others.

(Ch. 31, § 2, 8-14-72)

Cross reference— Mobile homes and mobile home parks and camping areas, Ch. 9.

Sec. 6-3. - Penalty for violations.#

Every person violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).

(Ch. 31, § 3, 8-14-72)