Louisiana Administrative Code,
Title 7 - Agriculture and Animals,
Part XXXIX - Forestry,
Chapter 9 - Prescribed Burning
§901. Definitions
Act Act 589 of the 1993 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Commissioner the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Department Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Prescribed Burning Certificate document issued by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry certifying that the document holder has completed the requirements of Louisiana
R.S. 3:17 and this rule.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July 1995).
§903. Written Authority
A. Written authority for a prescribed burn shall consist of a prescribed burning certificate issued to the prescribed burner by the department and signed by the associate state forester or the chief of the Forest Protection Branch of the Office of Forestry.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July
1995).
§905. Completion of Prescribed Burn
A. Prescribed burns performed pursuant to the authority granted by the Act and conducted in accordance with the Act
and these regulations shall be completed and declared safe when the certified prescribed burn manager who has been
present on site from ignition finds:
1. that the ignition process has been safely accomplished;
2. the fire is safely contained within the control lines; and
3. the smoke is acting in a fashion consistent with the weather forecast and the burning prescription for that tract.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July 1995).
§907. Certification Prerequisites and Training
A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall offer workshops for the certification of prescribed burners.
The application for attendance to a certification workshop shall include an affidavit from the applicant stating that:
1. the applicant has participated in a minimum of five prescribed burns as the person in charge of the execution of
the burns; and
2. the applicant has completed a university sponsored continuing education prescribed burning course or other
program approved by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July 1995).
§909. Certification Procedures
A. The department shall issue a prescribed burning certificate when the applicant has:
1. met all of the prerequisites on training and experience required by this rule; and
2. completed an application on a form approved by the department; and
3. attended a certification workshop conducted or approved by the department; and
4. scored a passing grade on a certification test administered or approved by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July 1995).
§911. Voluntary Smoke Management Guidelines
A. The official guidelines for management of smoke from prescribed burns shall be as contained in Louisiana
Smoke Management Guidelines, published by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Revisions to the
guidelines shall take effect upon their publication by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July
1995).
§913. Suspension and Revocation of Prescribed Burning Certificate
A. In the event that any certified prescribed burn manager demonstrates that his practices and procedures
during one or more of prescribed burns substantially deviates from accepted practices and procedures for
prescribed burning in effect at the time of certification or at the time of the aforesaid prescribed burn or burns then, in
that event, and upon such finding determined after an adjudicatory hearing conducted in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the certification of any such certified
prescribed burn manager.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:17.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:670 (July
1995).
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