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Clay County commissioners consider rewriting burn ordinance to hold fire starter responsible
Summary
Commissioners debated changing the open‑burning ordinance to make the person who started a fire responsible for supervision and ordinance violations, align fines with state law ($54) and clarify campground exemptions and who may enact temporary burn bans.
Chair opened a lengthy discussion on a proposed revision to Clay County's open‑burning ordinance that would make "the adult burner who started the fire" the person responsible for supervising it.
The proposal, presented by the Chair, would replace language that tied responsibility to the property owner or the person supervising the burn with wording that identifies the person who started the fire as responsible and recommends imposing the state‑level fine: "$54 fine" plus court costs. The Chair said the draft will be coordinated with the sheriff and fire chiefs and returned as a proposed…
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