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## FIRE BURNING BY-LAW # 53
- This By-law may be cited as the "Fire Burning By-law" for the Town of Stellarton.
2. (1) No person shall burn rubbish or other material or make or burn a bonfire or other fire within the Town of Stellarton.
- (2) No person may burn uncut grass on fields and brush.
3. The use of CSA approved burning units as well as a 'burning barrel' with a suitable grate are permitted within Town Limits with the following conditions:
## CONDITIONS:
- to engage sufficient help and take sufficient care to prevent the fire from spreading and to watch the fire until it is completely extinguished;
- (c) not to start a fire during windy conditions;
- a working, accessible garden hose must be within 10 feet of the burning unit to control the fire;
- (d) to comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal legislation, bylaws and regulations;
- (e) to pay and agrees to pay all costs incurred by the Town of Stellarton and the Stellarton Fire Department in controlling or extinguishing any fire which becomes out of control or is in danger of doing so or extends to the property of others;
- (f) to indemnify and save harmless the Town of Stellarton, the Stellarton Fire Department, their insurers, employees, agents and volunteers from any claims for injury to persons or damage to property made against them by any party arising from the burning in a CSA approved burning unit;.
- (g) complaints or concerns of smoke or sparks from neighbours will be acknowledged and the fire must be put out.
- No fire shall be permitted for burning which would, in the opinion of the Authorized Official, be a hazard to the health or safety of the public.
5. No person shall make, light, start or cause to be made, lit or started any fire on any land of which such person is neither occupant nor owners, nor shall such person fail to exercise reasonable care to prevent any fire made, lit or started from extending to lands not owned or occupied by such person.
6. No person shall leave any fire which such person has made, let or started, or caused to be made lit or started without fire extinguishing the fire completely.
7. Every person who contravenes this By-law is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to the penalty prescribed by or in the Summary Proceedings Act.
4. All Fire Burning By-laws heretofore passed by the Town of Stellarton are hereby repealed.
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Date of First Reading:
November 19, 2018
Date of Advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider:
November 29, 2018
Date of Second Reading:
December 10, 2018
Date of Advertisement of By-law Passage and Approval:
December 20, 2018
I certify that the text amendments to the Fire Prevention By-law was adopted by Council and published as indicated above.
Stagdo
Town Clerk
December 20,2018
Date
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Chip Dwigh am Me
Fire Chief
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