Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning 

Appendix F 

Summarized Information From 

CH&SC Section 41855.5 
Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning 

This page intentionally blank. 
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District May 20, 2010 

Revised July 21, 2010 

F-1 Appendix F: Summarized Information from 

CH&SC Section 41855.5 

Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning

Appendix F: SUMMARIZED INFORMATION FROM 

CH&SC SECTION 41855.5

Category Definitions List 

CHSC Section 41855.5 defines Agricultural Material Categories as follows: 

"Field crops" means any of the following crops: 

(A) Alfalfa (B) Asparagus (C) Barley stubble 

(D) Beans (E) Corn (F) Cotton 

(G) Flower straw (H) Hay (I) Lemon grass 

(J) Oat stubble (K) Other field crops, as determined by the state board 

(L) Pea vines (M) Peanuts (N) Rice stubble 

(O) Safflower (P) Sugar cane (Q) Vegetable crops 

(R) Wheat stubble 

"Orchard removals" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Orchard removal matter (B) Stumps (C) Untreated sticks 

"Other materials" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Brooder paper (B) Deceased goats (C) Diseased bee hives 

"Other weeds and maintenance" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Ditch bank work (B) Canal bank work (C) Dodder weed 

(D) Star thistle (E) Tumbleweed (F) Noxious weeds

(G) Pesticide sacks (H) Fertilizer sacks 

"Prunings" means prunings from any of the following: 

(A) Apple crops (B) Apricot crops (C) Avocado crops 

(D) Bushberry crops (E) Cherry crops (F) Christmas trees 

(G) Citrus crops (H) Date crops (I) Eucalyptus crops 

(J) Fig crops (K) Kiwi crops (L) Nectarine crops

(M) Nursery prunings (N) Olive crops (O) Other prunings, as 

determined by the state board 

(P) Pasture or corral trees (Q) Peach crops (R) Pear crops 

(S) Persimmon crops (T) Pistachio crops (U) Plum crops 

(V) Pluot crops (W) Pomegranate crops (X) Prune crops 

(Y) Quince crops (Z) Rose prunings 

"Surface harvested prunings" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Almond prunings (B) Walnut prunings (C) Pecan prunings 

(D) Grape vines (E) Vineyard removal materials 
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District May 20, 2010 

Revised July 21, 2010 

F-2 Appendix F: Summarized Information from 

CH&SC Section 41855.5 

Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning

"Vineyard materials" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Grape canes (B) Raisin trays 

"Weed abatement" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 

(A) Berms (B) Bermuda grass (C) Fence rows 

(D) Grass (E) Pasture (F) Ponding or levee banks
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District May 20, 2010 

Revised July 21, 2010 

F-3 Appendix F: Summarized Information from 

CH&SC Section 41855.5 

Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning

OPEN BURN PROHIBITION SCHEDULE 

State law requires burning to be prohibited for the following crops on the dates listed 

unless demonstrated to be economically unfeasible: 

Field Crops 

Alfalfa Asparagus Barley Stubble Beans

Corn Cotton Flower Straw Hay

Lemon Grass Oat Stubble Other Field Crops as 

determined by state board.

Pea Vines

Peanuts Rice Stubble Safflower Sugar Cane

Vegetable Crops Wheat Stubble

Prunings 

Apple Crops Apricot Crops Avocado Crops Bushberry Crops

Cherry Crops Christmas Trees Citrus Crops Date Crops

Eucalyptus Crops Fig Crops Kiwi Crops Nectarine Crops

Nursery Prunings Olive Crops Other Prunings as 

determined by state board.

Pasture or Corral Trees

Peach Crops Pear Crops Persimmon Crops Pistachio Crops

Plum Crops Pluot Crops Pomegranate Crops Prune Crops

Quince Crops Rose Prunings

Weed Abatement 

Berms Bermuda Grass Fence Rows Grass

6/1/05

Pasture Ponding or Levee Banks

Establish best management practices for control of weeds/maintenance effective 6/1/06: 

Other Weeds and Maintenance 

Ditch Bank Work Canal Bank Work Dodder Weed Star Thistle

Tumbleweed Noxious Weeds Pesticide Sacks Fertilizer Sacks

Orchard Removals 

6/1/07 

Stumps Orchard Removal Matter Untreated Sticks

Other Materials 

Brooder Paper Deceased Goats Diseased Bee Hives

Surface Harvested Prunings 

Almond Prunings Walnut Prunings Pecan Prunings Grape Vines

Vineyard 

Removal 

Materials

Vineyard Removals 

Vineyard Materials 

6/1/10

Grape Canes Raisin Trays
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District May 20, 2010 

Revised July 21, 2010 

F-4 Appendix F: Summarized Information from 

CH&SC Section 41855.5 

Final Staff Report and 

Recommendations on Agricultural Burning

This page intentionally blank.