NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 1385

HOUSE BILL 1574

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE SCOPE OF ARTICLE 4C OF CHAPTER 113 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES DEALING WITH REGULATION OF OPEN FIRES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The third sentence of G.S. 113-60.21 is amended to read: "The General Assembly further finds that in certain counties a high percentage of the land area contains organic soils or forest types which may pose greater problems of forest fire and air pollution controls, and that in counties in which a great amount of land-clearing operations is taking place on these organic soils or these forest types, additional control of open burning is required."

Sec. 2. G.S. 113-60.23(a) is amended by deleting the counties "Brunswick," "Columbus," and "Pender,".

Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1982.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of June, 1982.