Sec. 153.082. INSURANCE. The limitation on liability under Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land unless:
(1) the burn is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager who has liability insurance coverage:
(A) of at least $1 million for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property; and
(B) with a policy period minimum aggregate limit of at least $2 million;
(2) the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code, that has a self-insurance program that provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1); or
(3) the burn is conducted by the members of a prescribed burning organization that has insurance coverage in an amount not less than the amount established by the board under Section 153.046.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 764), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016