Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, “open burning” means burning under such conditions that the products of combustion are emitted directly into the surrounding air and are not conducted into the air through a stack, chimney, duct, or pipe. The term includes above ground or underground smoldering fires.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4

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     (b) A person who:

(1) throws from a vehicle matches, ashes, or burning material; or

(2) conducts open burning;

during the period of a proclamation commits a Class C misdemeanor.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.