Carteret County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 6. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION |
Article III. EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES ON ORDER |
§ 6-8. Extinguishment of fires on order.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to continue to burn materials of any kind after having been ordered by the fire marshal, county forest ranger, the chief or assistant chiefs of the department or incident commander in whose district the burning takes place, or the sheriff or any deputy of the county, to extinguish the burning material.
(b)
Person(s) conducting unauthorized burning are subject to local, state, and federal criminal and civil action.
(c)
Any official authorized to enforce this section shall also have the authority to cause the fire department in the fire district in which the burning takes place to be dispatched for the purpose of extinguishing the fire.
(Ord. of 5-19-14(1))