It shall be unlawful for any person, to set fire to or burn any inflammable vegetation or waste, debris or any other inflammable material, either on his or its own lands or the property of another, during that period between April 15th and December 1st of any year, and such other times of the year when unusual fire danger shall be declared to exist by the Resources Agency of the State of California, without first obtaining a written permit from the chief, or his agent, of the fire department having jurisdiction within a lawfully formed fire district, if such burning is to be done within such fire district, or if such burning is to be done on lands outside of any lawfully formed fire district and not within areas declared to be State responsibility, the permit shall be obtained from the nearest representative of the Director of the Department of Forestry, unless there is another constituted fire control authority charged with the prevention of fire in that area in which the burning is to be done; in such case the permit shall be obtained from such authority. Permits for burning issued under the authority of this chapter shall stipulate that the permittee shall understand the fire prevention laws of the State of California and the Humboldt County and of the fire district in which the burning is to be done. Such permits shall also stipulate that no expense shall be incurred against the County, fire district or State by reason of such burning; they shall also state the general rules of reasonable precaution for the guidance of the permittee, provided that permits issued by the Director of the Department of Forestry’s agent shall be in accord with the standards set 597 forth by that agency.

Permits shall not be required when such material to be burned is in small heaps of piles and surrounded by adequate cleared firebreaks in dooryard premises, corrals, gardens, or plowed fields, or in an adequate container or incinerator with adequate clearance free of flammable material surrounding it. (Ord. 231, § 3, 4/8/1946)