Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 13201. Authorization

(a) General rule.--Subject to the prerequisites of subsection (b), the governing body of any county of the second class through eighth class, including home rule counties, shall have the power and may, by resolution, provide for the imposition of a temporary countywide burn ban on open fires. The resolution shall state what conditions will warrant a temporary countywide burn ban, the procedures used to notify residents of the ban, the procedures used to enforce the ban and the procedures used to remove the ban. Each resolution shall require a minimum notice of 48 hours prior to the imposition of a temporary countywide burn ban.

(b) Prerequisites.--Prior to adopting any countywide burn ban on open fires under subsection (a), the governing body of the county shall have received a written recommendation from the district forester who has received or solicited verbal requests from at least ten fire chiefs or 50% of the fire chiefs in a county, whichever is less, from various sections of the county recommending and requesting the imposition of a temporary countywide burn ban on open fires.

(c) Duration.--Any burn ban imposed under this section shall remain in effect for no more than 30 days. The county commissioners, upon the recommendation of the district forester, may extend the ban for up to an additional 30 days.