[Adopted 10-5-2015 as
§ 120-1 of the 2015 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONTROL OFFICER
Any law enforcement officer authorized by the Mayor for enforcing
this article.
RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART
The chart published and described in the latest applicable
U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular, used in estimating the
light-obscuring power of smoke. Any other method for grading smoke
which is approved by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene as the equivalent of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart may be substituted
therefor.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit an open fire
except as provided by this article.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 9-4-2018B]
Any person or entity that fails to comply with any provisions of this article is guilty of a municipal infraction subject to Chapter
135 of the Code of the Town of Westernport.