Texas Administrative Code
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE
Part 13 - PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
Chapter 228 - PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFIED AND INSURED PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGERS
Section 228.4 - Conducting Burns During a Burn Ban
Universal Citation: 4 TX Admin Code ยง 228.4
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A certified and insured prescribed burn manager may not conduct a burn in a county in which a current Governor's and/or Presidential Declaration of Emergency or Disaster is in effect that expressly prohibits all outdoor burning.
(b) The certified and insured prescribed burn manager must provide written notification to the county judge, or the county judge's designee, prior to the prescribed burn. The written notification must include the following:
(1) the location of
where the prescribed burn is to take place;
(2) the name of the certified and insured
prescribed burn manager; and
(3)
contact information for the certified and insured prescribed burn manager,
including, but not limited to: address and emergency contact telephone
numbers.
(c) The certified and insured prescribed burn manager must also provide notification prior to and upon completion of the burn to:
(1) the local county dispatch office;
and
(2) the Texas A&M Forest
Service central dispatch office.
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