[Amended 5-2-1984 by Ord.
No. O-6-84]
A. No person shall set fire to or cause to be set on fire
in any manner whatsoever or shall start fires anywhere and permit them to
spread through forest, thereby causing damage to or threat to life or property,
either accidentally or otherwise, directly or indirectly, in person or by
agent, or cause to be burned wastes, fallows, stumps, logs, brush, dry grass,
fallen timber or any property, material or vegetation grown thereon, or anything
that may cause a forest fire, without first obtaining the written permission
of the Department of Environmental Protection.
B. It shall be unlawful, at any time, for any person or
persons to burn stumps, logs, brush, dry grass, fallen timber, weeds, wastepaper
or any property, material or vegetation being grown thereon or anything that
may cause a forest fire within the Township of Monroe without first obtaining
a permit from the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. Said permit shall
state the name and address of the person or persons obtaining said permit
and the location where such burning is to take place and shall be valid only
for the particular occasions for which it is issued and then only when sufficient
assistance is in attendance. When grass, leaves, stumps, fallen timber, brush
or any other property, material or vegetation that may cause a forest fire
are intended to be burned in an open field or in an area of more than 50 square
feet, same shall so be stated in the permit application.
[Amended 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. O-30-2007]
C. The Township of Monroe shall not issue a permit to any
applicant prior to the applicant's receipt of written permission from the
Department of Environmental Protection, and proof of such written permission
shall be submitted to the Township of Monroe upon the applicant's request
for a local permit.
A fire shall not be left unattended at any time, and complete extinguishment
of said fire must be accomplished upon completion of burning.
[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord.
No. O-15A-86; 3-3-1997 by Ord.
No. O-5-97]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject
to the payment of a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a
term not to exceed 90 days and/or to community service not to exceed 30 days.