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OK HB2646

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Don Barrington

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • County burn ban resolutions reduced from 30 days maximum to 14 days maximum duration before requiring renewal by the board of county commissioners

  • 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

  • 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

  • Burn plans are automatically deemed approved 72 hours after submission unless the local fire department amends the plan within that timeframe

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Rural Development3/21/2016
County and Municipal Government2/3/2016
Rules2/2/2016

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