Section 20-604. OPEN BURNING

 

604.1Open fires shall be prohibited, except as otherwise provided by § 604.2.

 

604.2Open fires may be permitted for one (1) or more of the following reasons or purposes:

 

(a)The performance of an official duty by any public health or public safety officer, after notification to the Mayor;

 

(b)Prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by other means;

 

(c)Instruction of public fire fighters under the supervision of a designated fire marshal;

 

(d)Recreational purposes, including the cooking of food for human consumption on other than commercial premises; or

 

(e)Providing warmth for construction or other workers by use of Salamander heaters or other heating devices approved by the Mayor.

 

source

Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, § 604, 32 DCR 565, 609 (February 1, 1985).