[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Newlin Township 6-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
It shall be unlawful to burn or authorize another to burn brush,
wood, or other materials out-of-doors anywhere within the Township,
unless the fire is no less than 50 feet away from any adjacent property
boundary where the adjacent property is owned by a person or entity
different than the owner of the property where the fire is burning.
B.
No person shall burn or light a fire upon the land of another without
the permission of the owner. This permission shall be in writing,
except in the case of a family member or employee.
C.
No person shall burn or light any fire when a ban on burning has
been enacted by any Township, county or state official.
Any fire on public or private property shall be promptly extinguished
by the local fire company having jurisdiction, either with or without
the consent of the property owner, if, in the opinion of the Fire
Marshal, or a representative of the fire company, or a Pennsylvania
police officer, such fire causes an imminent danger to persons or
property, or violates any other provisions of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense. All fines and penalties collected for
the violation of this chapter shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.
