106-948. Penalties.
Any person violating the provisions of this Article or of any permit issued under the authority of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. It is not a violation of this Article or any permit issued under the authority of this Article if a person unintentionally fails to comply with a setback requirement so long as the difference between the required setback and the actual setback is no more than five percent (5%) of the required setback. The penalties imposed by this section shall be separate and apart and not in lieu of any civil or criminal penalties which may be imposed by G.S. 143-215.114A or G.S. 143-215.114B. The penalties imposed are also in addition to any liability the violator incurs as a result of actions taken by the Department under G.S. 106-947. (1981, c. 1100, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1045, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 835; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2011-145, s. 13.25(w), (x); 2011-394, s. 2(h).)
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Article 78 - Regulation of Open Fires.
§ 106-940 - Purpose and findings.
§ 106-942 - High hazard counties; permits required; standards.
§ 106-943 - Open burning in non-high hazard counties; permits required; standards.
§ 106-944 - Open burning prohibited statewide.
§ 106-945 - Permit conditions.
§ 106-946 - Permit suspension and cancellation.
§ 106-947 - Control of existing fires.