# COMAR 26.11.07.01: COMAR 26.11.07.01. Definitions

> Maryland · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_01

## Section

- **Citation:** COMAR 26.11.07.01
- **Heading:** COMAR 26.11.07.01. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT / Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY / Chapter 07 Open Fires / COMAR 26.11.07.01

## Text

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) “Excessive lodging” means a condition of farmland where embedding of the previous crop causes the normal use of harvesting, tillage, or planting equipment to be impossible or impracticable.
(2) “Forest resource management practices” means the technical application of scientific objectives that conserve, protect, and enhance the quality, quantity, productivity, and biological diversity of the forest resources of Maryland.
(3) “Open fire” means a fire where any material is burned in the open or in a receptacle other than a furnace, incinerator, or other equipment connected to a stack or chimney.
(4) “Public collection of refuse” means the service provided by any governmental agency or commercial enterprise for the pickup on a regularly scheduled basis of refuse from groups of individual homes, businesses, apartment buildings, or other establishments.
(5) “Safety determinations” means the testing, training, or demonstrations with explosives, propellants, incendiaries, or military devices involving an open flame.

## Nearby sections

- [COMAR 26.11.07.01 COMAR 26.11.07.01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_01.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.07.02 COMAR 26.11.07.02. General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_02.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.07.03 COMAR 26.11.07.03. Control Officer May Authorize Certain Open Fires](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_03.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.07.04 COMAR 26.11.07.04. Public Officers May Authorize Certain Fires](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_04.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.07.05 COMAR 26.11.07.05. Open Fires Allowed Without Authorization of Control Officer or Public Officer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_05.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.07.06 COMAR 26.11.07.06. Safety Determinations at Federal Facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_07_06.md)

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