As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DANGEROUS MATERIAL
Trade waste which presents an existing or potential hazard
to health or safety if disposed of by any means other than open burning,
including, but not limited to, explosives, nitrocellulose and elemental
sodium.
GARBAGE
Waste animal or vegetable matter from houses, kitchens, restaurants,
hotels, produce markets, or any other source, or food of any kind
to be thrown away.
INCINERATOR
Any device, apparatus, equipment, or structure used for destroying,
reducing, or salvaging by fire any material or substance including,
but not limited to, refuse, rubbish, garbage, trade waste, debris,
or scrap or a facility for cremating human or animal remains.
OPEN BURNING
Any fire whose products of combustion are emitted directly
into the open air, and are not directed thereto through the stack
or chimney of an incinerator.
PLANT LIFE
Vegetation including, but not limited to, trees, tree branches,
leaves, yard trimmings, shrubbery, grass, weeds, and crops.
PRESCRIBED BURNING
The open burning of plant life under such conditions that
the fire is confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes the
environmentally beneficial objectives of prevention and control of
wildfires.
REFUSE
Rubbish, garbage, trade waste, and plant life.
RUBBISH
Waste solids not considered to be highly flammable or explosive,
including, but not limited to, rags, old clothes, leather, rubber,
carpets, wood, excelsior, paper, ashes, furniture, tin cans, glass,
crockery, masonry, and other similar materials.
STACK or CHIMNEY
A flue, conduit, or opening designed and constructed for
the purpose of emitting air contaminants into the outdoor air.
TRADE WASTE
All waste, solid or liquid material, or rubbish resulting
from construction, building operations, or the prosecution of any
business, trade, or industry including, but not limited to, plastic
products, cartons, paint, grease, oil and other petroleum products,
chemicals, cinders, and other forms of solid, or liquid waste material.