North Carolina § 106-949 - Effect on other laws.
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§ 106-949. Effect on other laws.
This Article shall not be construed as affecting or abridging the lawful authority of local governments to pass ordinances relating to open burning within their boundaries. Nothing in this Article shall relieve any person from compliance with the provisions of Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and regulations adopted thereunder. In the event that permits are required for open burning associated with land clearing under the authority of Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the authority to issue such permits shall be delegated to forest rangers who are authorized to issue permits under G.S. 106-942(c) . History (1981, c. 1100, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.25(w), (x).) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly codified as G.S. 113-60.30. It was recodified as G.S. 106-909 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.25(w), effective July 1, 2011, and renumbered as G.S. 106-949 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, substituted "G.S. 106-942(c)" for "G.S. 113-60.23(c)" in the last sentence.
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