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88.17 DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTRY 198 fire warden, and shall set the time and conditions by which the fire may be started and burned. The permit shall also specifically list the materials that may be burned. The per - mittee must have the permit on their person and shall produce the permit for inspection when requested to do so by a forest officer, town fire warden, conservation officer, or other peace officer. The permittee shall remain with the fire at all times and before leav- ing the site shall completely extinguish the fire. A person shall not start or cause a fire to be started on any land that is not owned or under their legal control without the writ- ten permission of the owner, lessee, or an agent of the owner or lessee of the land. Vio- lating or exceeding the permit conditions shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be cause for the permit to be revoked. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1993 c 328 s 32] Subd. 3. Special permits. The following special permits are required at all times, including when the ground is snow - covered: (a) Fire training. A permit to start a fire for the instruction and training of fire- fighters, including liquid fuels training, may be given by the commissioner or agent of the commissioner. Except for owners or operators conducting fire training in special- ized industrial settings pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local standards, owners or operators conducting open burning for the purpose of instruction and training of firefighters with regard to structures must follow the techniques described in a docu- ment entitled: Structural Burn Training Procedures for the Minnesota Technical Col- lege System. (b) Permanent tree and brush open burning sites. A permit for the operation of a permanent tree and brush burning site may be given by the commissioner or agent of the commissioner. Applicants for a permanent open burning site permit shall submit a complete application on a form provided by the commissioner. Existing permanent tree and brush open burning sites must submit for a permit within 90 days of the pas- sage of this statute for a burning permit. New site applications must be submitted at least 90 days before the date of the proposed operation of the permanent open burning site. The application must be submitted to the commissioner and must contain: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of all owners of the site proposed for use as the permanent open burning site; (2) if the operator for the proposed permanent open burning site is different from the owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the operator; (3) a general description of the materials to be burned, including the source and estimated quantity; and (4) a topographic or similarly detailed map of the site and surrounding area within a one mile circumference showing all structures that might be affected by the operation of the site. Only trees, tree trimmings, or brush that cannot be disposed of by an alternative method such as chipping, composting, or other method shall be permitted to be burned at a permanent open burning site. A permanent tree and brush open burning site must be located so as not to create a nuisance or endanger water quality. History: (4031 -23) 1925 c 407 s 23; 1967 c 146 s 13; 1969 c 410 s 2; 1978 c 735 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 271 s I; 1993 c 328 s 25,26 88.171 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Continual. Open burning prohibitions specified in this section are in effect at all times of the year. Subd. 2. Prohibited burning of oils, rubber, plastics, chemiccaly treated amate materials, other materials stwhich produce excessive or noxious smoke including, but not limited to, tires, railroad ties, chemically treated lumber, composite shingles, tar paper, insulation, composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint, or paint filters. Subd. 3. Hazardous wastes. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burn- Page 50 199 ing of haza comrrlissiot Subd. burning of a service or Subd. ing of burn tional struc: Subd. operations t Subd. - of motor ve: Subd. 8 discarded m ing, or const (b) A cc in paragraph resolution de available to Subd. 9 ing a burning agency. Subd. ]l present, exce; life habitats. History: 88.18 FIRE The conyr pollution con. their respectiN History: r s 28 88.19 [Ref 88.195 PEN: Subdivisit trol or extingu before the fire t is guilty of a n Subd. 2. F fails to keep th mit or who fail ing permit is g Subd. 3. C a fire that enda is guilty of a rr Subd. 4. C ing careless or r arms with tract torches, Flares, Is not immediat erty of another