The local fire marshal still issues permits to towns for burns at their landfills, transfer stations, or recycling centers. The act also allows local open burning officials to issue burn permits for insect control, natural disaster cleanup, and other agricultural purposes. It eliminates the requirement that DEP issue written approval for fires used to control forest fires or to reduce the risk of uncontrolled salt marsh fires. The act establishes a process for nominating and certifying local open burning officials. The act authorizes DEP to adopt regulations establishing a certification process and governing open burning generally.
Immediate family means spouses, children, grandchildren, siblings or parents.
S-corporations are small corporations that meet Internal Revenue Code requirements and elect to be treated differently from other corporations under the code. Hunting Safety PA 00-142 creates the crime of negligent hunting in four degrees. Negligent hunting in the third degree includes, among other things, discharging a firearm into a building occupied by people or domestic animals or used to store flammable or combustible material. This crime is a class B misdemeanor. In addition, DEP can suspend his license for up to five years.