Markham By-law 85-97, s. 9 — By-law to Prescribe Times for Setting Fires
By-law to Prescribe Times for Setting Fires
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9. The owner or owners, tenant or tenants, and agent or agents in possession of property upon which a fire burns and for which no permit has been obtained, or for which said permit was obtained upon the supplying of false information to the Chief Fire Official and any person who fails to comply with provisions of this By-law or who fails to extinguish a fire once notification to do so has been given to him by the Chief Fire Official shall, in addition to any penalty provided for herein, be liable to the Town for all expenses reasonably incurred for the purpose of controlling and extinguishing of any fire so set or left to burn and such expenses may be recovered by court action or in a like manner as taxes.
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- 7 The fee for the issuance of a Burning Permit shall be $50.00 per permit. A Burning Permit is valid for 5 days from the date of issuance
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- 10 If any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any of the provisions of this By-law are ultra vires of the jurisdiction of the Council to pass or are invalid for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be severable and shall not invalidate any of the other provisions of the By-law
- 11 Any Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and subject to a penalty pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 as amended
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