New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 2 - AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE)
Part 60 - OPEN BURNING
Section 20.2.60.109 - UNRESTRICTED OPEN BURNING
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.2.60.109
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Open burning is allowed for recreational and ceremonial purposes, for barbecuing, for heating purposes in fireplaces, for the noncommercial cooking of food for human consumption and for warming by small wood fires at construction sites. This subsection does not apply to open burning for the purpose of waste disposal.
B. Open burning of natural gas is allowed at gasoline plant and compressor stations and when used or produced in drilling, completion and workover operations on oil and gas wells, when necessary to avoid serious hazard to safety.
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