§ 4480. — 4480. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 624, Sec. 17.)

California § 4480.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 4.: DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS
• Part 2.: PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Burning of Lands
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Department of Forestry Burning Agreements

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In any area of the state where there are substantially more requests for prescribed burning operations or other hazardous fuel reduction pursuant to this article than can be conducted directly by the department in a single fiscal year, the director may enter into an agreement with private consultants or contractors or with other public agencies for furnishing all or a part of the state’s share of the responsibility for planning the operation, preparing the site, and conducting the prescribed burning or other hazardous fuel reduction. The private consultant or contractor or other public agency, and the work assignments of its employees, shall be supervised by the burn boss when conducting prescribed burning operations, or designated officer as determined by the department when conducting other hazardous fuel
reduction, as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 4476.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 624, Sec. 17. (SB 1260) Effective January 1, 2019.