Document Citation: 4 TAC § 226.6

Header:
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE
PART 13. PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
CHAPTER 226. STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGERS

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
4 TAC § 226.6 (2011)

§ 226.6. Requirements for Certified Prescribed Burn Managers Conducting Burns During a County Burn Ban

(a) All TCEQ, state and local requirements for open burning shall apply at all times.

(b) No certified prescribed burn manager may 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.

(c) The county commissioners court, county judge or designee must be notified in writing of the location where the prescribed burn is to take place prior to the burn. The commissioners court and county judge must be provided with the name, address, and emergency contact telephone numbers for the certified prescribed burn manager.

(d) The county sheriff's office, TCEQ and TFS regional fire coordinator must be notified prior to the burn and when the burn is complete.

(e) All necessary fire suppression entities serving the area where the burn is located must be notified prior to the burn and when the burn is complete.

(f) The board will adopt a burn/do not burn checklist that must be adhered to during a county burn ban.