I found this http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_113/Article_4C.html and this http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/burn_permits/burn_airregs.htm
I only skimmed over the first link... I'd probably only really READ it if I were standing in front of a judge or cuffed.
...I am wondering if it is legal to burn stuff right along the road, in a cul-de-sac, in front of one's house. One of our neighbors does this, and it is often difficult to see when we turn onto our street...:?