Chouteau
PERMITS
No person shall
cause, allow or permit the open burning of any material unless he/she
has applied for and been issued a permit for such open burning from the
Chouteau County Sheriff's Office
406-622-5451 or local fire authority.
DEFINITIONS
Open burning: open
burning as used here defined as the burning of a quantity or large area
of allowable material outside of a container or small enclosed area.
Local Fire Authority: The Sheriff and/or County Fire Chief/Fire Warden
and his designated assistant. The Fire Chief or Assistant Fire Chief of
the fire department/company/district in the area where burning is
anticipated.
NOTIFICATION
The local fire
authority AND the Chouteau County Sheriff's Office must be notified of the
intent to initiate burning within 24 hours prior to the actual burning.
The issuance of a permit does not release the permittee from this
notification requirement unless the permit is issued within 24 hours
prior to the burn and the local fire authority and Chouteau County
Sheriff have been notified at that time.
RESTRICTED BURNING SEASON
Fire control
authorities retain the right to restrict the burning season, number of
burns, size of burns, and regulation of burns in the event of
excessively dry or hazardous conditions.
PRECAUTIONS
1. TAKE EVERY
PRECAUTION TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF YOUR FIRE OR PARTICULATE OMISSIONS
BEYOND YOUR PROPERTY. Have on hand the necessary materials and personnel
to keep your fire in control at all times. The permittee assumes all
liability for any damage and suppression costs resulting from fires
authorized by this permit.
2. Burn only clean dry materials in a small enough area that it can be
observed and controlled at all times.
3. Have an adult attending to the fire at all times.
4. Be sure that your fire is completely out before abandoning it.
5. DO NOT burn in a period of high wind or excessively dry conditions.
6. DO NOT burn in an area where wind drift is such that smoke from your
fire will create a hazard on a roadway or other public facility or
otherwise create a public nuisance.
7. Do not burn animal droppings, garbage, dead animals (except when
required by ARS for disease control with permission), prohibited
petroleum derivatives, oil, or any type of petroleum products, railroad
ties, tar paper, plastic materials or toxic wastes.
Fire control authorities retain the right to enter private property to
investigate and/or suppress fires, to modify a permit, to cancel a
permit, or delay implementation of a permit if deemed necessary.
Burning without a permit is a misdemeanor according to MCA 7-33-2206.
