69Camp fires, &c.

69 Camp fires, &c.

(1)  This section applies to –

(a) any fire for cooking or warmth;

(b) any fire for the burning of carcasses; and

(c) any other fire of a prescribed class –

not being a fire within an enclosed building.

(2)  *[Section 69 Subsection (2) amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 ]*A person shall not light a fire to which this section applies –

(a) in or on peat, humus, or marram grass; or

(b) within 3 metres of any stump, log, or standing tree.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  *[Section 69 Subsection (3) amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 ]*A person shall not leave unattended a fire to which this section applies unless it has been completely extinguished.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  *[Section 69 Subsection (4) amended by No. 101 of 1993, s. 4 and Sched. 1 ]*During a fire permit period a person shall not light a fire to which this section applies unless all flammable material has been moved to a place that is at least 3 metres from the site of the fire.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.