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Village of Kensington, NY
Nassau County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Kensington 11-20-1968 as Sections 32.0101 and 36.0156 of the Code of Ordinances (1968). Section 67-3 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall build, kindle, add fuel to, maintain or permit a bonfire or fire of any character whatsoever upon or adjacent to any pavement, curb, sidewalk, tree, shrubbery or grass within or upon any street, parkway, park or other public property in the Village of Kensington.
No person shall set fire to or burn or cause to be burned any rubbish, building materials, wastepaper, leaves or garden refuse or other materials, in open fires or in closed receptacles, in any area, public or private, within the confines of the Village of Kensington. This chapter, however, shall not be deemed to prohibit the burning of fuel of any nature in indoor or outdoor heating or cooking apparatus. No person shall start or maintain a fire of any type, either open or in a receptacle, on any public pavement within the village.
Each person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, for each and every day that said violation continues, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonent for a period not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1.