FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 8.08 FIRE PREVENTION
Sections:
8.08.010 Sales and Use Restriction on Fireworks
8.08.020 Negligently Throwing or Tossing Fireworks
8.08.030 Open Burning
8.08.040 Penalty
8.08.010 Sales and Use Restriction on Fireworks
The regulations contained in IC 22-11-14 as they now read or may be from time to time amended or recodified, are hereby incorporated into this ordinance, as though fully set forth herein.
8.08.020 Negligently Throwing or Tossing Fireworks
It shall be unlawful at any time to carelessly or purposely throw any firecracker, as that term is defined in IC 22-11-14-1 as it now reads or may be from time to time be amended or recodified, or to discharge any kind of firework in or into any vehicle which is at the time occupied by any person or to purposely or negligently throw or place the same where it will detonate in close proximity to any person.
8.08.030 Open Burning
The administrative regulations contained in Title 326, Indiana Administrative Article 4, as they now read or may be from time to time amended or recodified, are hereby incorporated into this ordinance, as though fully set forth herein.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the open burning of any materials except as provided in 326 I.A.C. 4-1-3 or 326 I.A.C. 4-1-4.
The Bluffton Police Department and the Bluffton Fire Department shall have the authority to enforce this ordinance by going upon public property extinguishing any fires which violate the terms of this Chapter.
8.08.040 Penalty
Whoever violates any provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to penalty as provided by the law of Indiana and each day said violation continues shall be considered a seperate offense.
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