604. OPEN BURNING

604 OPEN BURNING 604.1 Open fires shall be prohibited, except as otherwise provided by § 604.2. 604.2 Open fires may be permitted for one (1) or more of the following reasons or purposes: (a) The performance of an official duty by any public health or public safety officer, after notification to the Mayor; (b) Prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by other means; (c) Instruction of public fire fighters under the supervision of a designated fire marshal; (d) Recreational purposes, including the cooking of food for human consumption on other than commercial premises; or (e) Providing warmth for construction or other workers by use of Salamander heaters or other heating devices approved by the Mayor. SOURCE: Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, § 604, 32 DCR 565, 609 (February 1, 1985).