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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 101B.1 NOTICE REQUIRED.
1 2 A person shall not kindle or burn any building or other
1 3 structure, farmland whether actively farmed or not, pasture,
1 4 woodland, or rural ground without providing the local fire
1 5 department with notification at least one day prior to the
1 6 kindle or burn.
1 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 101B.2 EXCEPTIONS.
1 8 1. This chapter shall not apply to the use of outdoor fire
1 9 for cooking or recreation, burning of normal yard waste,
1 10 training fires, or disaster waste fires. This subsection
1 11 shall not apply to the cities of Cedar Rapids, Marion,
1 12 Hiawatha, Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, Des Moines, West Des
1 13 Moines, Clive, Windsor Heights, Urbandale, and Pleasant Hill,
1 14 except for training fires and disaster waste fires.
1 15 2. This chapter shall not apply if burning normal yard
1 16 waste is enclosed in an incinerator or a large container.
1 17 3. This chapter shall not apply to a location which is
1 18 under an open burn prohibition imposed by the state fire
1 19 marshal pursuant to section 100.40.
1 20 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 101B.3 PENALTY.
1 21 A person violating a provision of this chapter commits a
1 22 simple misdemeanor.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill provides that a person shall not kindle or burn
1 25 any building or other structure, farmland whether actively
1 26 farmed or not, pasture, woodland, or rural ground without
1 27 providing the local fire department with notification at least
1 28 one day prior to the kindle or burn.
1 29 The bill provides that the notification requirement does
1 30 not apply to the use of outdoor fire for cooking or
1 31 recreation, burning of normal yard waste, training fires, or
1 32 disaster waste fires, except for in certain cities; if burning
1 33 normal yard waste is enclosed in an incinerator or a large
1 34 container; or to a location which is under an open burn
1 35 prohibition imposed by the state fire marshal.
2 1 The bill provides that a person violating the notification
2 2 requirements commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple
2 3 misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30
2 4 days or a fine of at least $50 but not more than $500, or by
2 5 both fine and imprisonment.
2 6 LSB 2601HH 79
2 7 tm/gg/8
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