N.M. Code R. § 20.11.21.13 Conditionally Allowed Open Burning With a Permit

• Library: New Mexico Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 34, No. 24, December 19, 2023
• Citation: N.M. Code R. § 20.11.21.13
• Year: 2023

A. Open burning may be allowed for the purposes described in Table I if, prior to burning, an open burning permit has been obtained from: 1. the Albuquerque environmental health department (as required by Subsections B and C of 20.11.21.13 NMAC); and 2. the Bernalillo county fire department or the Albuquerque fire department as applicable.

Table I

OPEN BURNING PERMITS FOR MULTIPLE AND SINGLE EVENTS

Permit Basis		Purpose and Conditions
Multiple Event	Single Event
X	X	1. Timber and forest management (permit required for burns one-quarter acre through 10 acres in size, or up to 1000 cubic feet of pile volume per day).
X	2. Disease control of dead animals and plants.
X	X	3. Research and development activities (single-event permit required for burns of 2,000 gallons or more liquid fuel or 5,000 pounds or more solid fuel).
Up to 2,000 lbs	Greater than 2,000 lbs	4. Disposal of explosives by burning, to avoid hazards of transport or handling.
Up to 2,000 lbs	Greater than 2,000 lbs	5. Above-ground detonation of more than 20 pounds of explosives.
Up to 35,000 lbs	Greater than 35,000 lbs	6. Below-ground detonation of more than 20 pounds of explosives.
X	X	7. Ignition of rocket motors containing more than 4,000 pounds fuel (single-event permit

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