§ 14-11. Supervision and Authority Over All Fires By Miami-Dade County Fire Chief.

(A)

The setting of all fires, the burning of all trash and brush, and the clearing of all fields, woods, prairie or other lands by fire shall be under the jurisdiction of the Miami-Dade County Fire Chief, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed therefore.

(B)

The Miami-Dade County Fire Chief, at proper periods of the year and under conditions favorable therefore, may permit, authorize, order and require the burning of fields, woods, prairies, trash piles, brush heaps or other accumulations of combustible or flammable material by the owner, proprietor, lessee, tenant or other occupant. Such permit, authority, order or requirement by the Miami-Dade County Fire Chief shall not excuse or relieve the person or persons to whom issued from any liability or responsibility for damages which may result from carelessness or neglect on his or her part in setting, starting, looking after or guarding fires permitted, authorized, ordered or required to be set.

(C)

The Miami-Dade County Fire Chief shall have authority and power to require the owner, proprietor, lessee, tenant or occupant of land, property, or structures to burn or otherwise dispose of material deemed necessary for safety purposes to be burned or otherwise disposed of. Failure or refusal to do so, shall subject such owner, proprietor, lessee, tenant or other occupant to the penalties provided in Section 14-2 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 60-44, § 5, 6, 11-29-60; Ord. No. 66-37, § 6—8, 9-7-66; Ord. No. 16-89, § 3, 9-7-16)

Note— Formerly Sections 14-5 and 14-6 of the Code.