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MS SB2008
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Mississippi Code Section 49-19-351 to allow county boards of supervisors to exempt certified controlled burn performers from outdoor burning bans.
- State Forestry Commission determines if drought or wildfire conditions exist in a county and notifies the board of supervisors, which may then impose temporary outdoor burning restrictions.
- Board of supervisors may issue orders prohibiting or restricting outdoor burning in unincorporated county areas during drought or wildfire conditions, with exemptions available for certified burn practitioners.
- Violating a burning ban order is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $100 to $500.
- County sheriffs enforce burning ban orders and may cite violators.
Legislative Description
Burn bans; allow board of supervisors to provide an exemption for certain persons.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2014
Committee Referrals
County Affairs1/10/2014
Full Bill Text
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