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d)
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<br />Starter Fuels: "Starter Fuels" mean dry, untreated, unpainted kindling, branches, or
<br />cardboard, or charcoal fire starter. Paraffin candles and alcohols are peru-fitted as starter
<br />fuels and as aids to ignition only. Propane gas torches or other clean gas burning devices
<br />causing minimal pollution must be used to start an Open Burn.
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<br />e)
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<br />Wood: "Wood" means dry, clean fuel only such as twigs, branches, limbs, "presto logs",
<br />charcoal, cordwood or untreated dimensional lumber. "Wood" does not include wood that
<br />is green, with leaves or needles, rotten, wet, oil soaked, or treated with paint, glue or
<br />preservatives. Clean pallets may be used for recreational fires when cut into three (3) foot
<br />lengths.
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<br />7.83.03
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<br />PROHIBITED MATERIALS
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<br />No person shall conduct, cause or permit open burning of oils, petro fuels, rubber, plastics,
<br />chemically treated materials, or other mater/als which produce excessive or noxious smoke such ns
<br />tires, railroad ties, treated, painted or glued wood, composite shingles, tar paper, insulation,
<br />composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint or paint fillers.
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<br />No person shall conduct, cause or permit open burning of hazardous waste or salvage operations,
<br />or open burning of solid waste generated from an industrial or manufacturing process or from a
<br />service or commercial establishment or building material generated from demolition of commercial
<br />or institutional structures. No person shall conduct, cause or permit open burning of discarded
<br />material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, preparation, serving or consumption of
<br />food.
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<br />7.83.04
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<br />PERMIT REQUIRED FOR OPEN BURNING
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<br />No person shall start or allow any open burning on any property in the City of Ramsey without
<br />first having obtained an Open Bum permit, except that a permit is not required for any fire which is
<br />a Recreational Fire as defined herein.
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<br />7.83.05
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<br />PURPOSES ALLOWED FOR OPEN BURNING
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<br />Open Burn permits may be issued only for the following purposes:
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<br />a)
<br />b)
<br />c)
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<br />d)
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<br />e)
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<br />Elimination of f~re or health hazard that cannot be abated by other practical means.
<br />Ground thawing for utility repair and construction.
<br />Disposal of vegetative matter for mana~ng forest, prairie or wildlife habitat, and in
<br />the development and maintenance of land and rights-of-way where chipping,
<br />composting, landspreading or other alternative methods are not practical.
<br />Disposal of diseased trees generated on site, diseased or infected nursery stock,
<br />diseased bee hives.
<br />Disposal of unpainted, untreated, non-glued lumber and wood shakes generated
<br />from construction, where recycling, reuse, removal or other alternative disposal
<br />methods are not practical.
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<br />Fire Training permits can only be issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
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<br />No f~e may be allowed 'to smolder with no flame present.
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<br />7.83.06 PERMIT APPLICATION FOR OPEN BURNING ANrD PERMIT FEES
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<br />Open Burning permits shall be obtained by making application on a form prescribed by the
<br />Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and MPCA and adopted by the City. The permit
<br />application shall be presented to the City Administrator or his/her designee for reviewing and
<br />processing said applications.
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