[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Millsboro at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A weather situation characterized by limited horizontal and vertical
mixing.
Bonfires used for ceremonies sponsored by educational, cultural or
religious institutions.
Animal or vegetable waste matter originating in houses, kitchens,
restaurants, hotels, produce markets or similar installations.
Any outdoor fire or outdoor smoke producing process from which the
products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air. This does
not include incinerators, boilers or heaters used in process operations.
Open burning under such conditions that the fire is confined to a
predetermined area.
Any chemical, industrial or manufacturing operation, including but
not limited to heat transfer, fluid flow, evaporation, humidification, absorption,
extraction, distillations, drying, mixing, classification, sedimentation,
decantation, filtration, crystallization, centrifugation, disintegration and
material handling.
Garbage, rubbish or trade waste.
Waste solids or liquids, including but not necessarily limited to
rags, clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, excelsior, paper, ashes, furniture,
tin cans, glass, crockery, masonry, tires or waste oil.
Any business, trade or industry engaged entirely or partially in
salvaging or reclaiming any product or material, including but not necessarily
limited to metal, chemicals, motor vehicles, shipping containers or drums.
The care and cultivation of forest trees.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous waste material or rubbish resulting
from construction, land clearing for construction or development, building
operations or the prosecution of any business, trade or industry, including
but not necessarily limited to plastic products, cartons, paint, grease, oil
and other petroleum products, chemicals or cinders.
B.
Exceptions.
(1)
No person shall cause or allow open burning except for
the purposes of:
(a)
Domestic burning of branches and limbs that have been
cut from trees or shrubbery originating on the premises and conducted by individuals
domiciled on the premises.
(b)
The clearing of land in agricultural or silvicultural
operations to cultivate and/or prepare the soil for the purpose of producing
crops or supporting livestock.
(c)
Prescribed burning for conservation practices, wildlife
habitat management or plant, pest or disease control, provided that:
(2)
Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Millsboro
Fire Department from burning off any structure, lot or lots or any collection
of driftwood or debris within the town at the request of the owner of the
property or upon the request of the Town Council of the Town of Millsboro.
C.
No person shall conduct open burning as permitted by
this chapter when, in the judgment of the town:
D.
Upon notification by the town, open burning shall be
terminated immediately.
E.
All fires shall remain under supervision until completely
extinguished.
F.
Tires, waste oil or any oil heavier than No. 2 shall
not be used as an auxiliary fuel. Only the minimum amount of auxiliary fuel
needed to initiate the fire shall be used.
G.
Open burning, as permitted by this chapter, may be conducted
only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The following operations are exempt from §§ 81-1 through 81-3 of this chapter, provided that they are not used for the disposal of refuse and are of a minimum size sufficient for their intended purpose:
A.
Fires used for cooking of food for human consumption,
provided that only unpainted/untreated wood, charcoal, propane or natural
gas is burned.
B.
Fires used for recreational purposes, such as campfires,
provided that only unpainted/untreated wood is burned.
C.
Ceremonial fires, provided that only unpainted/untreated
wood is burned.
D.
Flares.
E.
Backburning to control or suppress wildfires.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by
a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500, plus costs of prosecution
and the Victims Compensation Fund assessment, for each offense.