S.C. Code § 6-11-105

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 6-11-105 - Emergency ban on burning within a special purpose or public service district

The governing body of a county by ordinance may place an emergency ban on the burning of trash or debris within a special purpose district or public service district in the county providing fire protection services for a specified period of time if circumstances require, except that no ban may be placed on burning conducted for agricultural, forestry, and wildlife purposes as authorized by the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

A person violating such an ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days.

S.C. Code § 6-11-105

1991 Act No. 80, Section 1.