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Angola council amends open‑burning ordinance, removes permit requirement for some backyard fires
Summary
Ordinance 17-82-2025 revises Angola’s open‑burning rules, removing the local burn‑permit requirement for certain campfire‑type burns; one council member voted no citing potential conflict with state statute and asking for further legal review.
The Angola Common Council on July 7 approved Ordinance 17‑82‑2025, which amends City of Angola Code of Ordinances Title 9, Chapter 9.05 (general offenses, open burning) to remove the local burn‑permit requirement for certain backyard/campfire‑type fires.
City staff and the fire chief said the city’s 1993 burn ordinance included a permit requirement that the department found difficult to enforce and that the municipal permitting step duplicated or conflicted with…
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