If a city passes an ordinance prohibiting all open burning, what type of law is this?

• A. Administrative
• B. Statutory
• C. Judicial
• D. Constitutional

Answer: (B)

Open burning prohibition by a city ordinance is a statutory law because ordinances are written laws enacted by a city's legislative body, such as a city council. Statutory law consists of laws created by legislators and codified, including municipal ordinances that govern local matters like fire safety, zoning, and penalties. It isn’t administrative law, which comes from rules set by government agencies to implement statutes; it isn’t judicial law, which arises from court decisions interpreting laws; and it isn’t constitutional law, which derives from the Constitution. So this ordinance is an example of statutory law.