California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 6 - Hazardous Fire Areas and Conditions*
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 1200 - Petition Procedure for Establishing Hazardous Fire Areas by Board of Forestry

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 1200

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Written petition shall be submitted in duplicate and shall contain a sufficient legal description. The petition shall contain the name, post-office address, and acreage owned within the area by each petitioner, and nature of his interest. A map of the proposed area shall be submitted with the petition in addition to the sufficient legal description.

(b) Petition shall be filed with the Executive Officer, State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, Resources Building, 715 P Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

(c) The period during which the regulations in this chapter creating hazardous fire areas shall be effective is from April 15 to December 1st in any calendar year, unless otherwise specified in the regulations, provided, however, that the Director may, by repeal filed herein, terminate a closure of a declared hazardous fire area

(d) Notices used for posting shall be of the type approved by the Director and shall contain a citation of the statutes authorizing closure.

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* Unless otherwise indicated, the issuing agency for Chapter 4 is the State Board of Forestry.

1. Redesignation from Subchapter 5, Chapter 2 of Division 2 (Sections 1202-1205.5) to Chapter 4 of Division 1.5 (Sections 1202-1205.5) filed 4-1-77 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 14). For former history, see Registers 21, Nos. 5 and 7; 55, Nos. 6, 9 and 13; 56, Nos. 10 and 13; 58, Nos. 13 and 21; 61, No. 25; 62, Nos. 1, 24, 25 and 26; 63, No. 2; 67, No. 32; 75, No. 44 and 76, Nos. 23, 32 and 52.
2. Repealer of Chapter 4, Sections 1202-1205.5 and new Chapter 4, Articles 1-7, Sections 1200-1207, filed 6-3-77 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included for Sections 1200-1205.6 (Register 77, No. 23).* For prior history, see Register 67, No. 32; Register 76, Nos. 23 and 52; and Register 77, No. 8.
3. Redesignation from Chapter 4 (Sections 1200-1207) to Chapter 6 (Sections 1200-1207) filed 5-19-78 as procedural and organizational; designated effective 7-6-78 (Register 78, No. 20).
4. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 7-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 28).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 10-12-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4252, 4253 and 4256, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4251- 4257, Public Resources Code.

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