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20-22-302. Notice to Arkansas Forestry Commission of intent to burn forest vegetation.
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20-22-302. Notice to Arkansas Forestry Commission of intent to burn forest vegetation.
(a)(1) Any person in this state who desires to burn forest vegetation, including debris from land clearing, shall notify the Arkansas Forestry Commission of the person's intention to burn. Notification of the proposed burning shall include the time and location of the intended burning and other facts which the person or the commission may deem relevant.
(2) This notification requirement shall not apply to the “open burning” of “yard wastes” as those terms are defined in § 8-6-1701.
(b) The landowner or other person having charge of the land or his or her agent shall be present and in attendance at the time of the burning.
(c) There shall be no liability on the part of the State of Arkansas, the commission, or any personnel of the commission for damages caused by the burning of forest vegetation under the provisions of this section.
(d) It is the intention of this section that the commission may assist or advise local landowners or their agents in the burning of forest vegetation.
(e) This section shall not apply unless the forest vegetation or debris from land clearing to be burned weighs at least one (1) ton.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-302
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20-22-302. Notice to Arkansas Forestry Commission of intent to burn forest vegetation.
(a)(1) Any person in this state who desires to burn forest vegetation, including debris from land clearing, shall notify the Arkansas Forestry Commission of the person's intention to burn. Notification of the proposed burning shall include the time and location of the intended burning and other facts which the person or the commission may deem relevant.
(2) This notification requirement shall not apply to the “open burning” of “yard wastes” as those terms are defined in § 8-6-1701.
(b) The landowner or other person having charge of the land or his or her agent shall be present and in attendance at the time of the burning.
(c) There shall be no liability on the part of the State of Arkansas, the commission, or any personnel of the commission for damages caused by the burning of forest vegetation under the provisions of this section.
(d) It is the intention of this section that the commission may assist or advise local landowners or their agents in the burning of forest vegetation.
(e) This section shall not apply unless the forest vegetation or debris from land clearing to be burned weighs at least one (1) ton.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
8-6-1701. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Open burning” means the incineration or combustion of waste materials as a method of disposal without any means to control the fuel/air ratio. None of the activities exempted from rules as air pollution in § 8-4-305 or in rules adopted by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall constitute “open burning”, provided such activities do not cause a fire or safety hazard; and
(2) “Yard waste” means grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings collected from residential property.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-6-1701
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 8-6-1701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.