{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"4497.2","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 4497.2","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001. - 4958.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101. - 4789.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Burning of Lands [4461. - 4505.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4.3. Burning with Cooperators [4497. - 4497.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-7/article-4.3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 638, Sec. 2.   (AB 2551)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>To be considered for the public interest and beneficial to the state, each prescribed burn, pursuant to Section <a href=\"/prc/4497\">4497</a>, shall be for any of the following purposes or any combination of the following purposes:</p><p>(a) Prevention of high-intensity wildland fires through reduction of the volume and continuity of wildland fuels.</p><p>(b) Watershed management.</p><p>(c) Range improvement.</p><p>(d) Vegetation management.</p><p>(e) Forest improvement.</p><p>(f) Wildlife habitat improvement.</p><p>(g) Air quality maintenance.</p>","text":"To be considered for the public interest and beneficial to the state, each prescribed burn, pursuant to Section 4497, shall be for any of the following purposes or any combination of the following purposes: (a) Prevention of high-intensity wildland fires through reduction of the volume and continuity of wildland fuels. (b) Watershed management. (c) Range improvement. (d) Vegetation management. (e) Forest improvement. (f) Wildlife habitat improvement. (g) Air quality maintenance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/burning-with-cooperators-4497-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}