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Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-30-103. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Landowner” means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, holder of a conservation easement as defined in § 15-20-402, lawful occupant, or person in lawful control of the premises;

(2)(A) “Prescribed burning” means the planned and controlled application of fire to vegetative fuels under specified weather, environmental, and other conditions, while following appropriate precautionary measures that will:

(i) Confine the fire to a predetermined area; and

(ii) Accomplish the intended management objectives for the area to be burned.

(B) “Prescribed burning” does not include crop residue burning;

(3) “Prescribed burning prescription” means a written plan establishing the conditions and methods for conducting prescribed burning that:

(A) Is prepared by a qualified prescribed burner; and

(B) Addresses the starting, controlling, and extinguishing of the prescribed burning; and

(4)(A) “Qualified prescribed burner” means an individual who has successfully completed a prescribed burner training program approved by the Department of Agriculture or the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.

(B) “Qualified prescribed burner” includes an individual who has successfully completed a prescribed burner training program in another state if the prescribed burner training program is recognized and approved by the department or commission.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-30-103. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-15-natural-resources-and-economic-development/ar-code-sect-15-30-103/

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