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• <br /> "Director" - means the Director of the Minnesota <br /> Pollution Control Agency. <br /> "Garbage" — animal and vegetable matter such as that <br /> originating in homes, restaurants, and food service and <br /> processing establishment. <br /> "Opening Burning" - burning any matter whereby the <br /> resultant combustion products are omitted directly to the <br /> open atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, <br /> duct, or chimney. <br /> "Refuse" - any combustible waste material, trade waste <br /> or garbage containing carbon in a free or combined state. <br /> "Salvage Operations" - any business, trade, industry or <br /> other activity conducted in whole or in part for the purpose <br /> of salvaging or reclaiming metals or chemicals or other <br /> products or materials. <br /> "Authorized" - approval of the Director and Fire <br /> Department as evidenced by a permit from both agencies. <br /> (b) Exception. Recreational fire are permitted. <br /> These regulations shall not apply to wood burning fireplaces <br /> nor to fires used solely for the preparation of food by <br /> barbecuing. <br /> (c) Permit Required. Not withstanding a permit from <br /> the Director to conduct open burning, a permit must be <br /> obtained from the Fire Department prior to any burning. <br /> (d) Special Requirements. All authorized open burning <br /> must comply with the following: <br /> ( 1) The location is not less than 50 feet from any <br /> structure on the property on which the burning is conducted <br /> and adequate-provisions- are-madetoprevent- fire -from <br /> spreading to within 50 feet of any structure. <br /> (2) A competent person must be in constant attendance <br /> until the open burning is extinguished. This person shall <br /> have a garden hose connected to the water supply or other <br /> fire extinguishing equipment readily available for use. <br /> (3-)- -Burning is onlypermittedfrom 6:00 PM to -6:00--am <br /> on any day. <br /> • <br /> (4) Minnesota Air Pollution Control Agency Rule No. 8 <br /> is hereby adopted in full and by reference and shall be in <br /> full force and effect in this city. <br /> (e) Chief May Prohibit. The Chief of the Fire <br /> Department may prohibit any or all authorized open burning <br />