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**REGULATION II**

**– OPEN BURNING** 

**Rule 2.0 OPEN BURNING**  (Adopt ed 01/89, Amended 3/1/04 , 10/6/08 )

A. **PURPOSE**

A.1 The purpose of this rule is to ensure open burning in the District
is conducted in a manner that minimizes emissions and smoke and is managed consistent with state and federal law.

B. **APPLICABILITY**

B.1 The provisions of this rule shall apply to any person or l and manager conducting

, allowing , or using any open burning for the purpose of disposal within Yuba and Sutter Counties.

B.2 The provisions of this rule shall apply to any open burning including but not limited to: (a) agricultural burning (b) non

- agricultural burning such as land use conversion for non agricultural purposes, fire prevention/suppression training, and disposal of Russian Thistle ( Salsola kali or "tumbleweed") (c) disposal of infectious wastes, other than hospital wastes (d) disposal of contraband (e) residential bu rning

B.3 The provisions of this rule shall not apply to open burning for the purposes of cooking food for human consumption or recreational fires providing that there are no prohibited materials as defined in
Section E. 15

.

C. **SEVERABILITY**

C.1 If any section, subse ction, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this rule is, for any reason, held invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct, and independent provision,

and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.

D. **EFFECTIVE DATE**

D.1 The provisions of this rule shall be effective on the date of adoption

.

E. **DEFINITIONS**

E.1 **Agricultural Burning** means : (a) open outdoor fires used in agricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising of fowl or animals, including burning empty paper containers of agricultural chemicals, or open outdoor fires used in forest management, range improvement, or the improvement of land for wildlife and game habitat, or dise ase or pest prevention. (b) open outdoor fires used in the operation or maintenance of a system for the delivery of water for the purposes specified in subdivision (a). (c) open outdoor fires used in wildland vegetation management burning. Wildland vegetation mana gement burning is the use

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of prescribed burning conducted by a public agency, or through a cooperative agreement or contract involving a public agency, to burn land predominantly covered with chaparral, trees, grass, or standing brush. Prescribed burning i s the planned application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of that application. The planned application of fire may also include natural or accidental ignition.

E.2 **Approved Ignition Devices** means an instrum ent or materials that will ignite open fires without the production of black smoke as approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) . This would include such items as liquid petroleum gas, butane, or diesel oil burners, flares, or other similar mater ials. This does not include waste products or fuels, tires, tar, tar paper, oil and other similar
materials.

E.3 **Burn Barrel** means a container used to hold combustible or flammable waste materials so that they can be ignited outdoors for the purpose of dispos al.

E.4 **District** means the Feather River Air Quality Management District having jurisdiction over Yuba and Sutter Counties.

E.5 **Fire Protection Agency** means any agency with the responsibility and authority to protect people, property, and the environment from fire, and having jurisdiction within a district or region.

E.6 **Incinerator** means any device constructed of nonflammable materials, including containe rs commonly known as burn barrels, for the purpose of burning therein trash, debris, and other flammable materials for
volume reduction or destruction.

E.7 **Land Manager** means any federal, state, local, or private entity or person that administers, directs, ov ersees, or controls the use of public or private land, including the application of fire to the
land.

E.8 **No**

**- Burn Day**  means any day, or portion thereof, designated by the Air Pollution Control Officer, the California Air Resources Board, or, a local, s tate or federal fire protection agency having jurisdiction over the burn location, as a day, or portion thereof, during which no fires may be ignited or no material may be added to an approved existing fire except as authorized in Section J.6

.

E.9 **Non**

**- Agricultural**  **Burning** , as regulated under the California Health and Safety Code, means all open burning set pursuant to sections K and L of this rule including , but not limited to, fires set by a public officer or public entity, for commercial or residential property de velopment, fires set at a solid waste disposal site, and for the disposal of Russian Thistle.

E.10 **Open Burning** means combustion of any material of any type, outdoors in the open air, where the product of combustion is not directed through a flue.

E.11 **Orchard or Citrus**  **Grove Heaters**  means any approved article, machine, or equipment, burning any approved type of fuel or material capable of emitting air contaminants, used for the purpose of giving Page 2 of 12

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protection to crops from frost damage under the provisions of
section G.10.

E.12 **Paper Containers of Agricultural Chemicals** means sacks or other receptacles that are predominately of paper and manufactured to contain pesticides, fertilizer, or toxic chemicals, and emptied and used in the field for purposes intimately associated with the growing and harvesting of crops.

E.13 **Permissive Burn Day or Burn Day**  means any day, or portion thereof, on which allowable burning is not prohibited by the District, the California Air Resources Board or any local, s tate or f ederal fire protection agency having jurisdiction over the proposed burn location and is authorized by the District in accordance with the Smoke Management Program for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning, as
set forth in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

E.14 **Person** means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, Limited Liability Company, company, state or local government agency, public district, or any officer or employee thereof, and the United Stat es or its agencies, to the extent authorized by federal law.

E.15 **Prohibited Materials** means any waste or manufactured material, including but not limited to petroleum products and petroleum
wastes; construction and demolition wastes; lumber ; tar paper ; roofi ng material ; wiring ; flooring material ; insulation ; plywood ; coated wire; putrescible wastes; tires; tar; wood waste; processed or treated wood products; metals; motor vehicle bodies or parts; rubber; synthetics; plastics, including plastic film, twine and pipe; fiberglass; Styrofoam; garbage; trash; refuse; rubbish; disposable diapers; ashes; glass; industrial wastes; equipment; appliances; furniture; instruments; utensils; mattresses; shoes; cloth; rags; paper and paper products; cardboard; boxes; crates; excelsior; offal; swill; carcass of any dead animal; manure; human or animal parts or wastes, including blood and fecal matter or food contaminated material; or any other non

- vegetative material that

when burned may discharge air contaminants that may cau se a health risk to any person.

E.16 **Pruning Only Burn Day** in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Smoke
Management Program means any day, or portion thereof, designated by
the California Air Resources Board or the District as a day, or portion thereof, durin g which small fires for the purpose of disposing orchard prunings may be ignited.

E.17 **Range Improvement Burning** means the use of open fires to remove vegetation for wildlife, game, or livestock habitat, or for the initial establishment of an agricultural practice on previously
uncultivated land.

E.18 **Residential** means of or pertaining to dwellings occupied by one or two famil ies

.

E.19 **Restricted field days** in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Smoke
Management Program means any day, or portion thereof, designated by
the California Air Resources Board or the District , as a day, or portion thereof, during which small amounts of ditches, field

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stubble or spot burning will be permitted if suc h burning will not adversely affect downwind air quality

.

E.20 **Smoke Management Burn Plan** means an operational plan for managing a specific fire to achieve resource benefits and specific management objectives

. The document shall be prepared for each fire by la nd

managers to provide information and procedures required by the
District , in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Smoke Management
Program, to minimize smoke impacts of the proposed burn project.

E.21 **Wildland** means any area where development is generally limited to roads, power lines, and widely scattered structures. Such land is not cultivated (i.e., the soil is disturbed less frequently than once in 10 years), is not fallow, and is not in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program. The land may be neglected altogether or managed for such purposes as wood or forage production, wildlife, recreation, wetlands, or protective plant cover. (a) For CDF territory only, Wildland as s pecified in California Public Resources Code (PRC) section 4464(a) means any land that is classified as a state responsibility area pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 4125) of Chapter 1, Part 2 of Division 4 and includes any such land having a plant cover consisting principally of grasses, forbs, or shrubs that are valuable for forage. (b) Wildland also means any lands that are contiguous to lands classified as a state responsibility area if wildland fuel
accumulation is such that a wildland fire oc curring on these lands would pose a threat to the adjacent state responsibility area.

E.22 **Wildland Vegetation Management Burning** is the use of prescribed burning conducted by a public agency, or through a cooperative agreement or contract involving a public a gency, to burn land predominantly covered with chaparral, trees, grass, or standing
brush.

F. **GENERAL PROHIBITIONS**

F.1 Except as provided in these Rules and Regulations, no person or land manager shall conduct, allow

, or use open fires for the purpose of disposal of any waste or other material.

F.2 In accordance with Health & Safety Code section 41700, no person shall discharge from any source air contaminants which cause injury, detriment, nuisance, or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or to th e public, or which endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety of any such persons or the public, or which cause, or have a tendency to cause injury or damage to business or
property. (a) This section shall not apply to odors emanating from agricultural op erations necessary for the growing of crops or the raising of fowl or animals

.

F.3 A ny open burning that is in violation of these Rules and Regulations is subject to being put out by any fire control agency when so ordered by the APCO

. The cost of putting out the fire may be charged

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to the person, persons, business, firm, or corporation responsible
for the fire.
(a) This provision is in addition to any other penalties that are authorized by Section 42400 through 42404 of the California Health and Safety Code and p rovisions of these Rules and Regulations.

G. **EXEMPTIONS:**

Nothing in these rules shall be construed to prohibit:

G.1 **Agricultural Burning** : Burning for the disposal of agricultural waste authorized pursuant to Section J "Agricultural Burning".

G.2 **Public Officer** : Burning operations conducted by or permitted by any public officer authorized pursuant to section K.1 "Public Officer".

G.3 **Industrial Training** : Burning operations on property used for industrial purposes for the purposes of instruction of employees in

met hods of fire fighting pursuant to Section K.2 "Industrial Site Fire Training".

G.4 **Right**

**- of** 

**- Way Clearing**  : Burning by a public entity or utility for right

- of

- way clearing or other property access, or for levee, reservoir, ditch

, or drainage maintenance authorized pursuant to Section K.5 "Right of Way, Levee, Reservoir, and Ditch Clearing".

G.5 **Residential Burning** : Burning for the disposal of vegetative material waste authorized pursuant to Section L "Residential Burning".

G.6 **Backfires :**  Burning operations conducted following Section 4426 of the Public Resources Code as backfires necessary to save life or valuable property.

G.7 **Recreational:** Open outdoor fires used for cooking food for human consumption or for recreational purposes providin g the fire does not contain prohibited materials as defined in section E. 15 "Prohibited
Materials".

G.8 **P esticide Application:**  Open burning for the purposes of creating a smoke column during pesticide applications as required by section

6464 (a) of the Califo rnia Code of Regulations

. (a) Section 41701 of the Health & Safety Code shall not apply to smoke generated for this purpose.

G.9 **Animal Husbandry:** Fires used in heating branding irons as necessary in animal husbandry practices providing the fire does not contain prohibited materials as defined in section E. 15 "Prohibited
Materials".

G.10 **Frost Protection for Orchards and Citrus Groves** : Heaters are authorized under California Health & Safety Code Section 41860 when
used for preventi ng frost damage in orchards and citrus groves. The following applies to heaters in orchards and citrus groves to prevent frost damage. (a) No new orchard or citrus grove heater shall be sold for use against frost damage unless the California Air

Resources Boa rd has approved it and finds it produces no

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more than 1 gram per minute of unconsumed solid
carbonaceous material. (b) No person shall use any orchard or citrus grove heater unless the California Air Resources Board has approved it.
(c) Open fires in orchards or citrus groves for the purposes of frost protection are prohibited. (d) The use of rubber tires or any rubber products in any combustion process in connection with any orchard or citrus grove heating is prohibited.

H. **OPEN BURNING PERMITS**

H.1 **Permit Required:** No person shall ignite any open fire, conduct, perform or participate in any open burning activity, or allow the open burning activity on any property under the person’s possession without first obtaining a valid burn permit issued by the APCO and
follows the conditions specified on the permit and these rules and regulations. (a) Each applicant for a burn permit shall provide such information as is required by the District or the designated fire protection agency for fire protection

purposes. (b) Fees for permitti ng shall be recovered in accordance with District Regulation VII.

H.2 **Exemptions to**  **Permit Requirements.** The following are exempt from a District permit until proper public notice to remove the exemption
is filed

. Other permitting requirements from the fire p rotection services may be required.
(a) Open outdoor fires used for cooking food for human consumption or for recreational purposes. (b) Open burning of vegetation at one

- or two

- family residences on parcels less than two acres in size, provided that the requireme nts of section L "Residential Burning" and the requirements of fire protection services
are both met.

I. **GENERAL BURN REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES**

I.1 **Compliance:** No person shall ignite any open fire, conduct, perform or participate in any open burnin g activity, or, allow the open burning activity on any property under the person or land manager's responsibility, in violation of any State law, Statute, District Rule or Regulation, or burn permit issued by the APCO pursuant to these Rules and Regulation s. Any open burning which is not in full and complete compliance with the provisions of these Rules and Regulations is in violation of these Rules and Regulations.

I.2 **Fire Control:** All fires shall be reasonably controlled and contained so that the fire does not escape.

I.3 **Suspension of Burning Privilege:** The APCO may suspend all burn privileges for any person or location for any violation of this
rule.

I.4 **Fire Protection Agencies** : Local fire

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I.5 **Ignition Devices:** All open fires shall be ignited with an approved ignition device.

I.6 **Smoke Minimization:** All vegetative wastes to be burned shall be reasonably free of dirt, soil, visible surface moisture, and
moisture content to minimize smoke.
(a) To lower the moisture conte nt of vegetative waste, the elapsed time between cutting, felling or uprooting and ignition or burning shall be: (1) Forty

- five (45) days for trees and large branches 6" in diameter or greater.
(2) Thirty (30) days for prunings and small branches 3" to
less than 6 " diameter.
(3) Fifteen (15) days for fine prunings 0" to less than 3"
diameter. (b) All burnable waste shall be arranged so that it will ignite as rapidly as practicable within applicable fire
control restrictions and burn with a minimum amount of

smoke. (c) Tree stu mps shall not be burned in place.

I.7 **Prohibited Materials** : All open fires shall be free of prohibited materials as specified in section E. 15 "Prohibited Materials".

I.8 **Designated Burn Hours** : Only that amount of waste that can reasonably be expected to complete ly burn within the burn hours shall be ignited on any one (1) day. (a) Dry trees, uprooted stumps and branches greater than six (6) inches in diameter may be ignited even though they cannot reasonably be expected to completely burn within
the burn hours after approval from the APCO.

I.9 **Wind Direction:** Burning shall not be ignited when the wind direction is such that smoke from the burning of such waste would be blown or carried into a nearby

- populated area and could create a public
nuisance.

I.10 **Burning of Vines or Bushes Treated with Herbicides:**  Vines or bushes may be burned in place without being cut or uprooted if they are treated and desiccated with herbicides and allowed to dry completely prior to ignition or burning.

I.11 **Transportation of Burnable Materials:** All vegetative material to be burned pursuant to this rule shall be burned on the property where the material was grown. No material may be transported to another
location to be burned.

J. **AGRICULTURAL BURNING**

J.1 **Burn Hours:** A person shall not commence any op en burning before or

after the burn hours. (a) The ARB is authorized to restrict or relax the burn hours due to air quality factors

. Any restricted hours are enforceable for the day they are in effect. (b) For orchard prunings, burn hours are between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (c) Between March 1 and August 31, for all field crops, including rice, ditchbanks, weeds, and levees, burn hours Page 7 of 12

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are between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m

. All fires shall be completely out by 5:00 p.m. (d) Between September 1 and February 28/29, for all fie ld crops, including rice, ditchbanks, weeds, and levees burn hours are between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m

. All fires shall be completely out by 4:00 p.m.

J.2 **Burn Acres:** no fire shall be lit that may cause an exceedance of the Districts Daily Burn allocation as specified in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin Smoke Management Program.

J.3 **Prohibited Materials** : Agricultural open fires shall be free of prohibited materials as specified in Section E. 15 , "Prohibited
Materials".

J.4 **Paper Containers of Agricultural Chemicals** : The open burning of paper containers of agricultural chemicals must be conducted in accordance with California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Pesticide Regulations Guidelines for Emptying and Burning of Pesticide Bags, Chapter 13 General P olicy Guidelines, Bag Disposal . B urning shall be conducted at the site of application under the conditions of an agricultural burn permit issued to the

grower or applicator , in accordance with proper disposal guidelines specified on the packaging and downw ind from any person or susceptible crops. In addition, only one day’s accumulation of empty bags can be burned in any one day. Only paper bags, inner bags, and paper outer containers may be burned. The ash does not need to be tested. A commercial applic ator, either ground or aerial,
can burn properly emptied pesticide sacks where the bags are opened and emptied at the application site and under the agricultural burn permit issued to the grower or applicator . The person burning the bags and anyone workin g in close proximity must wear eye protection and respiratory protective equipment rated for protection against the particular type of pesticide material being burned, as well as airborne particulates.

J.5 **Field Crop Burn Limitation:** No crop acreage which w as harvested prior to September 10 shall be burned during the period October 1 through November 15 of each year unless written authority is given by the District.

J.6 **Permit Invalidation on No**

**- Burn Days:**  A burning permit shall not be
valid on a No

- Burn Day and a person shall not set or permit burning

on a No

- Burn Day. (a) If a permissible burn day is subsequently changed to a No

Burn day, any previously approved fire ignited during the permissible portion of the day may continue to burn providing that no additio nal material is added. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Regulation, the APCO may authorize burning on days designated by the
State Air Resources Board as No

- Burn Days when denial of
such authorization would threaten imminent and substantial economic loss or would cause a public health hazard. (1) T he APCO may only authorize such burning when downwind metropolitan areas are forecast by the District to
achieve the ambient air quality standards and/or a fire agency has not declared a no

- burn day due to safety
issues.

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(2) T he District shall limit the amount of acreage that can
be burned on any one no

- burn day in any one county to

200 acres. (3) W ithin fifteen (15) days of the granting of an exemption, the applicant shall return a signed

statement that provides the reasons why denial would
have caused imminent and substantial economic loss or a public health hazard. (4) Any APCO authorization does not exempt the responsible party from any other District or fire control regulation.

J.7 **Rice Straw Burning:** In add ition to the general agricultural burning requirements of this rule, rice straw burning shall be performed in compliance with the Smoke Management Program and all of the following: (a) All rice harvesters shall employ a mechanical straw spreader to insure eve n distribution of the straw. Rice straw may be left in rows providing it meets the following drying time criteria. Drying times are timed after
harvest. (1) Rice straw may be burned prior to the drying period specified if the straw passes the crackle test
des cribed in J. 7 (b) "Crackle Test", prior to burning.
(2) For spread rice straw

- three (3) day drying time. (3) For rowed rice straw

- ten (10) day drying time. (4) For rice straw harvested with the “stripper header”

- three (3) days after the first frost found on the field; or three (3) days after mowing and spreading or chopping straw. (5) After a rain exceeding .15 inch (fifteen hundredths of an inch), rice straw shall not be burned unless the straw passes the crackle test. (b) When testing the straw for moisture, the pers on responsible for the fire or his agent shall test a composite sample in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Air Basin Smoke Management Program.
(c) Rice stubble is to be ignited only by strip firing into the wind or by backfiring except where and when ex treme fire hazards are declared to exist by the appropriate fire control agency. (1) The APCO may authorize other lighting techniques if safety reasons exist or if the crop does not lend itself to the approved techniques.

J.8 **Wildland Vegetation and Forest Management Burning** 
(a) Wildland vegetation and forest management burning shall conform to the Sacramento Valley Air Basin Smoke Management Program, the rules and regulations of the District and the following requirements: (1) Any proposed burn, regardless of size , which will occur
below a mean elevation of 1000 feet above sea level shall complete and submit a Smoke Management Plan on forms provided by the District at least seven (7) days prior to ignition. (2) Any proposed burn which encompasses a land area greater
th an ten (10.0) acres and which occurs at or above a mean elevation of 1000 feet shall complete and submit a

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Smoke Management Plan on forms provided by the District at least seven (7) days prior to ignition. (b) No burning shall be ignited without District appro val. (1) The initial “go/no

- go” decision to manage a naturally ignited fire for resource benefit shall be made in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Air Basin Smoke
Management Program.

J.9 **Air Resources Board Advance Permissive**

**- Burn**  **Forecast :**  Upon request
from a permittee through the District, seven (7) days in advance of a specific range improvement burn, forest management burn, or wild land vegetation management burn, a permissive

- burn or no

- burn
forecast will be issued by the state board up to 48 hours prior to the date of the scheduled burn. Without further request, a daily

forecast will continue to be issued until a permissive

- burn forecast
is issued. (a) A permissive

- burn or no

- burn advisory outlook will be available up to 72 hours in advance of burns.

K. **NON**

**- AG**  **RICULTURAL BURNING**

K.1 **Public Officer:** Fires set or permitted by any public officer if such fire is set or permission given in the performance of the official duty of such officer, and such fire in the opinion of the officer is necessary for the purposes spec ified in the California Health and Safety Code: (a) For the purpose of the prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other means. (b) For the instruction of public employees in the methods of fire fighting. (1) Burning of any structure shall be conducted in accordance with NESHAP requirements and ARB guidelines.

The structure to be burned shall be certified free of
asbestos. (2) A District permit is required for any field training burn greater than twenty (20) acres

. (3) The public officer shall notify the District 48 hours before any burn conducted for the purposes of training. (c) For the purpose of disease or pest control and prevention
where there is an immediate need for and no reasonable alternative to burning, as dete rmined by the APCO. (1) Burning operations for disease or pest control shall notify the District in writing.

K.2 **Industrial Site Fire Training** : Permits are required f or industrial site employee instruction in fire fighting methods. (a) M aterials to be burned shall be certified free of

asbestos

. Laboratory results of the asbestos testing shall be submitted to the APCO at least ten (10) days before burning.

K.3 **Land Clearing** : Open burning of natural vegetation on land being developed for industrial or commercial purposes shall be prohibited. (a) Burning is allowed and p ermits are required for land clearing on property being developed for a single family
residence

. (1) All the requirements in Section I "General Burn Requirements, Conditions, and Practices" and the State

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Board appr oved criteria for open burning under the Smoke Management Program shall apply to this provision.

K.4 **Solid Waste Disposal:** Open burning at a solid waste disposal site shall be prohibited.

K.5 **Right of Way, Levee, Reservoir, and Ditch Clearing:** Right of way,

Leve e, Reservoir, and Ditch Clearing conducted by a public entity or utility shall require a District permit in accordance with this regulation. (a) The material shall be prepared by stacking, drying, or other methods to promote combustion.

K.6 **Russian Thistle:** permi ts are required f or the disposal of Russian Thistle pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code.

K.7 **Multi**

**- Unit Dwellings and Commercial Entities**  : At multi

- unit dwellings and commercial entities, burning for the purpose of fire
hazard reduction when done for the purpose of compliance with local
fire hazard reduction ordinances. (a) Fire hazard reduction shall require a District permit in accordance with this regulation and approved criteria for open burning

. (1) All the requirements in Section I "General Burn Requirements, Conditions, and Practices" shall apply to this provision.

L. **RESIDENTIAL BURNING**

L.1 **General Conditions:** All residential burning shall be subject to the requirements in section H "Open Burning Permits"

, section I "General Burn Requirements, Condi tions, and Practices" and the following additional requirements.

L.2 **Additional Requirements** : (a) No person or land manager shall dispose of any material from any property by burning outdoors in a burn barrel or incinerator

. (b) Paper

, cardboard

, and all prohibited materials shall be prohibited from burning. (c) All vegetation to be burned shall be generated from the property at which burning will occur

. It is prohibited to burn imported vegetative materials. (d) To minimize smoke impacts to nearby occupied dwellings;

open fires shall not take place less than twenty

- five (25) feet from any occupied dwelling. (e) To minimize accidental ignition of prohibited materials; the open burn area shall have a minimum ten (10) foot
clearance. (f) A responsible adult shall attend the burn at al l times. (g) Any disposal of an unserviceable American Flag that is no longer fit for display must be conducted in a respectful and dignified manner in accordance with the CA Health & Safety Code section 41806(c).

L.3 **Burn Days:** Residential burn days are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday providing it is a permissible burn day as determined by the APCO in accordance with the Sacramento Valley Air Basin Smoke Management
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recorder after 9:00 a.m. before igniting any open fire to determine if it is a burn day.

L.4 **Burn Hours:** Residential burn hours are between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. No material can be added to the fire after 3:00 p.m. and the fire must be extinguished by 4:00 p.m. (a) Alternate burn hours may be set for State Responsibility Areas under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service.
(1) Residential Burners in these areas shall burn under a permit issued by the designated agency. (2) R esidential burners shall call the local fire

protection agency for seasonal and specific hour requirements.

L.5 **Permitting:** The APCO is authorized to require air quality burn permits for residential burns.
(a) Fees for permitting shall be recovered in accordance with District Regulation VII. (b) Permitting requirements shall follow the conditions specified by the APCO. (c) The APCO may determine that residential air quality burn permits are not required

. This does not relieve the resident of the responsibility of obtainin g any permit required and issued by a fire protection agency for fire safety.

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