North Carolina § 106-944 - Open burning prohibited statewide.
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§ 106-944. Open burning prohibited statewide.
During periods of hazardous forest fire conditions or during air pollution episodes declared pursuant to Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Commissioner is authorized to prohibit all open burning regardless of whether a permit is required under G.S. 106-942 or G.S. 106-943 . The Commissioner shall issue a press release containing relevant details of the prohibition to news media serving the area affected. History (1981, c. 1100, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.25(w), (x).) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly codified as G.S. 113-60.25. It was recodified as G.S. 106-904 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.25(w), effective July 1, 2011, and renumbered as G.S. 106-944 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.25(x), effective July 1, 2011, twice substituted "Commissioner" for "secretary" and updated the section references.
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Section 106-944 ("Open burning prohibited statewide.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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