La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIX-907

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXIX-907 - Prescribed Burner Certification; Prerequisites and Training

A. The department may offer workshops for the certification of prescribed burners.

B. The department shall certify qualified individuals as certified burners who meet the following requirements:

1. complete a university-sponsored prescribed-burn continuing education course or other program approved by the department;

2. attend a certification workshop conducted or approved by the department;

3. score a passing grade on a certification test administered or approved by the department;

4. participate in a minimum of five prescribed burns as the person in charge of the execution of the burns;

5. submit a completed application on a form provided by the department; and

6. submit a signed statement indicating that:

a. the applicant has participated in a minimum of five prescribed burns as the person in charge of the execution of those burns; and

b. the applicant has completed a university-sponsored prescribed-burn continuing education course or other program approved by the department.

C. Applicants seeking certification shall have five years from the completion of the prescribed burning course to complete all other requirements for certification under the Louisiana Certified Prescribed Burner Program:

1. the required signed statement must be received by the department by December 31st of the fifth year following the applicant's final test date; and

2. any applicant who fails to complete all requirements within the five-year period shall have their application voided. Cancelled applicants shall have to repeat all program requirements in order to be considered for certification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIX-907

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July 1995), Amended LR 482084 (8/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:17.