California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 2 - Smoke Management Guidelines for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 80102 - Scope and Applicability
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) These Guidelines apply to the Air Resources Board and all air districts in California, and regulate agricultural burning, including prescribed burning. These Guidelines are intended to provide flexibility to districts in the development and implementation of their smoke management programs. Such programs shall be developed in consultation with the ARB and focus on minimizing any significant impacts that agricultural or prescribed burning may have on air quality or public health. These Guidelines are also intended to assure adequate state oversight, including initial program approval and periodic program assessment.
(b) Although any local or regional authority may establish stricter standards for the control and the regulation of agricultural burning, including prescribed burning, than those set forth in these Guidelines, no local or regional authority may ban agricultural or prescribed burning.
(c) These Guidelines are not intended to permit open burning on days when such burning is prohibited by public fire protection agencies for purposes of fire control or prevention.
1.
Editorial correction of subsection (b) filed 5-7-84; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 84, No. 19).
2. Amendment of section heading,
repealer and new section, and amendment of NOTE filed 3-14-2001; operative
3-14-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 41856 and 41859, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 41854, 41856, 41857, 41858 and 41859, Health and Safety Code.
