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OK HB2646
Bill
Status
5/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Don Barrington
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AI Summary
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County burn ban resolutions reduced from 30 days maximum to 14 days maximum duration before requiring renewal by the board of county commissioners
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Agricultural producers granted automatic exemption from county burn bans for prescribed burning of cropland, rangeland, forests, or pastures, replacing the previous requirement for written approval from local fire departments
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Prescribed burn plans must be submitted to local fire departments (and Forestry Division if in a protection area) with specific required contents including producer contact information, legal description, burn objectives, firebreaks, weather conditions, and ignition plan
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Burn plans are automatically deemed approved 72 hours after submission unless the local fire department amends the plan within that timeframe
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Agricultural exemptions do not apply to campfires, household trash, debris or pile burning, and do not override Governor's emergency proclamations or change liability laws
Legislative Description
Agriculture; emergency drought conditions; exempting agriculture producers from certain resolutions declaring a period of extreme fire danger; effective date.
Last Action
Approved by Governor 06/06/2016
5/27/2016