BRUSH BURNING INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING IS THE BRUSH BURNING PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE 2011 BRUSH BURNING SEASON (January 15 to May 1):
·
Written
Brush Burning permits MUST be
obtained annually at the
Fire Station,
On-Line permit requests can take 24 hours or more to process. Your permit is NOT VALID until you receive an e-mail confirming the transaction. If you wish to burn on the day that you apply for a permit, you must do so in person at the fire station between the hours listed below.
o
Permits
are available from now
until May 1st.
o Permits shall be issued to residents only (no landscapers or commercial permits allowed by regulations)
·
Hours to obtain permits at the
fire station are:
o
Monday
through Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
o
Saturday
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
·
Permit fee for the season is
$10.00
o
When
applying
in person, only checks
made out to the Town of
Credit Card payment is accepted on line. Click here for on-line payment http://www.mapsonline.net/southboroughma/forms/template_select.php?id=637081385
o
Senior
citizens 65 years of age and over are free
·
Permit holders must call every day
that you plan to burn, however, you can only
call between 9:00 AM and 12 NOON for permission to burn.
o
Burning
can only be conducted between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM per Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection regulations [310 CMR 7.07 (3)(e)]. Burning may be
denied due to environmental factors.
Whoever
violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more
than $500 plus the cost of suppression or by imprisonment for not more than one
month or both (M.G.L. c. 42, §13).
· See above for permit details.
·
Open ail burning is permitted by the
·
Between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM.
All fires MUST be extinguished by 4 PM.
·
Open air burning may be denied because of weather conditions.
· Brush up to 4 inches in diameter, Cane and Forest Debris ONLY.
WHAT YOU CAN NOT BURN
· Construction materials and old buildings.
· Leaves, grass, hay, stumps, rubbish, or brush greater than 4” in diameter
· Commercial and/or industrial land clearing operation debris.
·
A minimum of 75 feet from any building.
·
On the land closest to the source of the material.
· An adult must attend to the fire at all times until completely extinguished.
· A water supply, capable of extinguishing the fire, must be readily available.
You are responsible for your fire.
Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $500 plus the cost of suppression or by imprisonment for
not more than one month or both (M.G.L. c. 48 §13)