4 Tex. Admin. Code § 228.2 - Notifications Requirements Prior to Prescribed Burns
(a) Prior to conducting prescribed burn
activities, a certified and insured prescribed burn manager must:
(1) provide written notification to the
residents, owners, occupants or operators of structures containing sensitive
receptors if they are located within 300 feet of and in the general direction
downwind from the prescribed burn;
(2) provide the landowner or landowner's
agent:
(A) proof of current insurance
coverage applicable to the prescribed burn that meets the minimum requirements
set forth in §
RSA
227.1 of this title (relating to Minimum
Insurance Requirements); and
(B)
proof of current prescribed burn manager certification; and
(3) maintain the documentation
required in paragraph (2) of this subsection on site at all times during a
prescribed burn.
(b)
Failure to comply with any of the notice requirements in subsection (a) of this
section is a violation that may result in penalties under Chapter 4 of this
title (relating to Prescribed Burning Board Enforcement Program).
(c) In addition to the TCEQ notification
requirements set forth at Title 30, Chapter 111, Subchapter B of the Texas
Administrative Code (relating to Outdoor Burning), the certified and insured
prescribed burn manager is also responsible for compliance with additional
notification requirements for prescribed burns which may vary by county,
including local ordinances.
(d) It
is strongly recommended that the certified and insured prescribed burn manager
alert local officials by providing notice to the county sheriff's office and
local fire authorities in proximity of the prescribed burn prior to
burning.
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