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Health and Safety Code § 41809

ARTICLE 2. Nonagricultural Burning

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 41809Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 106. Effective January 1, 1993.

Notwithstanding Sections 41508 and 41800, open outdoor fires may be used to dispose of Russian thistle (Salsola kali) when authorized by a chief of a fire department or fire protection agency of a city, county, or fire protection district, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or his or her duly authorized representative, a county agricultural commissioner, or an air pollution control officer.