This chapter shall be known as the "Fire Prevention Ordinance of the
Town of Somers."
The Town Board shall appoint a Fire Prevention Inspector and such Deputy
Fire Prevention Inspectors as it may deem advisable.
No person shall engage in any fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging
in any areas where fires, open flames and similar sources of ignition are
present. If heating is required, the same shall be by steam or hot water.
All operators shall maintain and have available approved protective breathing
apparatus. In every instance, the Fire Prevention Inspector or his deputy
must be notified before any building or structure is to be closed in connection
with the use of any toxic or flammable fumigant.
A person who shall violate a provision of this chapter, or who shall
fail to comply therewith, or any order or requirement duly issued in accordance
with the provisions thereof shall, upon conviction, be guilty of an offense
and shall be liable for each offense to a fine not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment
for a term up to 15 days, or both.