Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) A permittee
shall be issued a category I, II or III fire permit if the forest fire warden
or authorized issuing agent determines that:
(1) The permittee is the landowner or has the
landowner's written permission;
(2)
The permittee meets the required age limit;
(3) Except for public and private camp and
picnic sites, the permittee meets the criteria for specified distances from
structures as follows;
a.A category I fire is
25 feet from structures; or
b.A
category II or III fire is 50 feet from structures;
(4) The material to be burned is clean,
untreated wood or brush less than 5 inches in diameter, and meets applicable
air resources regulations;
(5)
Weather conditions are favorable as to prevent the spread or escape of the
fire;
(6) The permittee has
adequate suppression equipment to control the fire;
(7) The permittee meets the required
timeframe as follows:
a.A category I for any
time of day whether raining or not; or
b.A category II or III for between the hours
of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless it is actually raining; and
(8) The permittee has not had more
than 2 open burning violations, or any grievous violations, within the past 7
years based upon the date of first offense.
(b) A category I, II or III fire permit shall
include the following information:
(1) The
name of permittee;
(2) The land
owner name and address, if different than permittee;
(3) The location where fire is to be
kindled;
(4) The date(s) the fire
is authorized to occur and the specific time;
(5) The category of fire the permit is
for;
(6) The name of the forest
fire warden or authorized issuing agent;
(7) The town the forest fire warden or
authorized issuing agent is from; and
(8) The date the fire permit was issued to
permittee.
(c) Prior to
being issued a fire permit, the permittee shall be required to provide their
name, address, telephone number, and signature on the fire permit.
(d) If a forest fire warden or authorized
issuing agent does not approve a request for a category I, II or III fire
permit pursuant to (a) above, the forest fire warden or authorized issuing
agent shall notify the permittee.
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading Res 5200) #6207, eff
3-21-96, EXPIRED: 3-21-04
New. #8094, INTERIM, eff 6-4-04,
EXPIRED: 12-1-04
New. #8318, EMERGENCY, eff 4-4-05,
EXPIRES: 10-1-05; ss by #8441, eff 10-1-05; ss by #10547, eff
3-21-14
