Summary
The April 1972 Beaver Beacon published a notice that most non-domestic fires on Beaver Island required a permit and summarized Department of Health controls on refuse burning, demolition and construction material, land-clearing debris, tires, plastics, incinerators, and hazardous materials.
Evidence and limits
This article preserves a contemporaneous public guidance notice. It does not identify the local ordinance, prove an enforcement action, or establish how the guidelines changed after April 1972.
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 1972, “Burning Permits.”States that permits were required for most fires and summarizes environmental controls for refuse, demolition material, land-clearing debris, tires, plastics, incinerators, and special hazardous materials; it gives D.N.R. and health-department contact numbers but does not identify an ordinance number, local enforcement action, or later amendment.