CHAPTER 7. Burning of Lands

Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.

§§ 4461–4505 · 26 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Experimental Program for Wildland Fire Protection and Resources Management §§ 4461–4471 · 10 sections

   • § 4461 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Wildland Fire Protection and Resources Management Act of 1978.
   • § 4462 The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) There has been an increase in the number of uncontrolled fires on the wildlands of this state,…
   • § 4464 Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Hazardous fuel reduction” means the…
   • § 4464.5 The Legislature finds that, due to the absence of significant forest resources, lands in the Sutter Buttes in the County of Sutter are not likely to become…
   • § 4465 The department shall conduct an experimental program of wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods in two areas of wildlands.
   • § 4466 (a) The department shall prepare two model plans for the initial development and implementation of a program for wildland resources management through…
   • § 4467 (a) Each plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, elements regarding wildland fuel management and reduction, air and water quality, water conservation…
   • § 4468 During the prescribed burning season, the department shall maintain at least two prescribed burn crews, one each in northern and southern California, for the…
   • § 4470 The department shall furnish a prescribed burn crew, and assume all costs thereof, to any person or group of persons who own or control land in a wildland area…
   • § 4471 No person applying for a brush-burning permit pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 4491) of this chapter, applying for a slash-burning permit…
2. ARTICLE 2. Department of Forestry Burning Agreements §§ 4475–4483 · 6 sections

   • § 4475 (a) The director may enter into an agreement, including a grant agreement, for prescribed burning or other hazardous fuel reduction that is consistent with…
   • § 4476 An agreement that is entered into pursuant to this article shall do all of the following: (a) Vest in the director the final authority to determine the time…
   • § 4477 (a) The State Fire Marshal, with the involvement of the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee, shall develop a curriculum for, or amend into an…
   • § 4479 (a) Liability for any costs incurred by the department in suppressing any wildland fire originating or spreading from a prescribed burning operation conducted…
   • § 4480 In any area of the state where there are substantially more requests for prescribed burning operations or other hazardous fuel reduction pursuant to this…
   • § 4483 (a) To the extent feasible, the board’s Vegetation Treatment Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Report shall serve, in addition to any identified…
3. ARTICLE 3. Private Burning of Lands Under Permit §§ 4491–4494 · 4 sections

   • § 4491 (a) Cooperation by the department, as provided in this article, with a person desiring to use prescribed burning as a means of converting brush-covered lands…
   • § 4492 A person, firm, or corporation, or a group or combination of persons, firms, corporations, or groups, that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands,…
   • § 4493 (a) Upon receipt of an application, the department shall inspect the land in company with the applicant to determine whether a permit shall be granted, shall…
   • § 4494 (a) Upon the conclusion of the examination provided for in Section 4493, the department may issue to the applicant a burning permit that shall specify the site…
4. ARTICLE 4. Air Quality and Prescribed Burns Program § 4495 · 1 section

   • § 4495 In coordination with local air pollution control and air quality management districts, the department and the State Air Resources Board shall develop and fund…
5. ARTICLE 4.3. Burning with Cooperators §§ 4497–4497.2 · 2 sections

   • § 4497 The director may enter into an agreement with the owner or any other person who has legal control of any property, any public agency with regulatory or natural…
   • § 4497.2 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…
6. ARTICLE 4.4. Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program §§ 4500–4503 · 2 sections

   • § 4500 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Burn boss” means either of the following: (A) A person certified…
   • § 4503 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January…
7. ARTICLE 4.5. Tribal Sovereignty with Respect to Cultural Burning § 4505 · 1 section

   • § 4505 (a) (1) The Legislature acknowledges that federally recognized California Native American tribes have inherent sovereignty and authority to regulate their…