§ 17-59. Fires, reckless or negligent burning or exploding.

(a)

No person shall burn garbage, refuse, waste, straw or other combustible materials without a permit from the fire district. A copy of such permit must be supplied to the city within 30 days of the event. This section shall not apply to barbecue pits used for the cooking of food.

(b)

A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding if he or she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby damages or destroys the property of another.

(c)

A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if he or she with criminal negligence causes damage to property, woodlands, or grasslands of another by (1) starting a fire or causing an explosion; or (2) allowing a fire burning on lands in his or her possession or control onto the property of another.

(Ord. No. 17-03, § 1, 2-13-17)