Fires to Clear Land: Permission Required

3 CMC § 5301, under Fire Control.

3 CMC § 5301

Fires to Clear Land: Permission Required. No fires to clear land, including the burning of stumps, logs, brush, dry grass or fallen timber, shall be started without the prior written permission of the Commissioner of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, or an authorized representative. Whether authorized by permit or not, no fires shall be started during a heavy wind or without sufficient help present to control the same, and the fire shall be watched by the person setting it, or by his or her competent agents, until put out. Source: 63 TTC § 451; amended by PL 18-73 § 4(g) (Jan. 25, 2015), modified. Commission Comment: Section 4(g) of PL 18-73 stated, “The first sentence of 3 CMC § 5301 is hereby amended as follows…,” followed by both sentences of the existing section. The Commission deleted the repeated second sentence pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).