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You can be fined up to $10,000.00 for illegal open burning in North Carolina.
Things you may NOT burn:
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Garbage, Paper and Cardboard
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Tires and other rubber products
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Building materials, including lumber and wood scraps
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Wire, plastics and synthetic materials
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Asphalt shingles and heavy oils
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Paints, household and agricultural chemicals
Things you may burn:
- Yard trimmings (excluding logs and stumps)
- Campfires
- Outdoor barbeques
- Bonfires for festive occasions
Landowners can also open burn vegetation to clear land or rights-of-way, provided that:
- Prevailing winds are away from built up areas and roads.
- Fires are at least 1,000 feet away from occupied buildings.
- Burning is done between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Other occasions where open burning is allowed- with Division of Air Quality approval- includes fires for: Training firefighting personnel, managing forest lands or wildlife habitat; controlling agricultural diseases and pests, and disposing of storm damaged materials generated by hurricanes and tornadoes and other natural disasters.
You need a permit from the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources or local government before you can burn, even for allowable purposes. However, such permits do not excuse a person from following the state’s open burning rules.
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