Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 917.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 917.5 - Burning of Piles and Concentrations of Slash

When the option of burning piles or Concentrations of slash is chosen to meet the slash treatment requirements as specified in these Rules, such burning shall be done as follows:

(a) Piles and Concentrations shall be sufficiently free of soil and other noncombustible material for effective burning.

(b) The piles and Concentrations shall be burned at a safe time during the first wet fall or winter weather or other safe period following piling and according to laws and regulations. Piles and Concentrations that fail to burn sufficiently to remove the fire hazard shall be repiled and burned in the manner aforesaid or treated to eliminate the fire hazard. All necessary precautions shall be taken to confine the burning to the piled slash.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 917.5

1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 917.5 to 917.4 and new section 917.5 filed 6-19-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 25).
2. Amendment of section filed 8-5-91; operative 8-5-91 (Register 91, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551 and 4562, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4423, 4513, 4551.5 and 4562, Public Resources Code.