Fowler Municipal Code Art. 3 Outdoor Burning

No person shall cause, allow, aid in, or maintain any open burning of any kind or the burning of any waste materials or rubbish in any incinerator, barrel, can, pit, fireplace, or similar container or enclosure. No person in charge or possession of any premises upon which such burning occurs, or any premises immediately adjacent to any public place upon which such burning occurs, shall fail to extinguish the fire providing he has knowledge of the fire and it is within his power to extinguish such fire.

(§ 1, Ord. 9-3)

The provisions of Section 4-3.301 of this article shall not apply to the following:

(a) An indoor or outdoor barbecue or similar heating or cooking device while being used for the heating or cooking of food and not being used primarily for the burning of waste materials or rubbish;

(b) An incinerator or furnace of an approved type used by a hospital, veterinary hospital, columbarium, or similar establishment for the incineration of body parts, bandages, or related refuse;

(c) Comfort heating in a residence by use of a fireplace that is not being used primarily for the burning of waste materials or rubbish;

(d) The personal use of cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, the use of matches for the lighting of authorized fires or fire-fed devices, the use of authorized lighting devices, such as candles, and the use of similar flammable materials not likely to cause air pollution or a fire hazard; and

(e) A controlled fire for the training of fire fighters.

(§ 1, Ord. 9-3)

The exceptions set forth in Section 4-3.302 of this article shall not authorize or permit any act or condition which is prohibited by Sections 24198 through 24323 of the Health and Safety Code of the State (relating to Air Pollution Control Districts) or the rules or regulations of any Air Pollution Control District established pursuant to said provisions.

(§ 1, Ord. 9-3)