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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 153 Prescribed BurningLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 153 Prescribed Burning In this chapter, "board" means the Prescribed Burning Board. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. ... This chapter does not limit a landowner's right to conduct burns on the landowner's property. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, § 1, ... This chapter does not modify a landowner's liability for property damage, personal injury, or death resulting from a burn that is not conducted as provided ... (a) The Prescribed Burning Board is established within the Department of Agriculture and is composed of: (1) an employee of the Texas Forest Service designated ... The presiding officer of the board or the presiding officer's designee shall provide to members of the board, as often as necessary, information regarding their ... (a) A person appointed to the board is not eligible for membership on the board unless the person completes at least one training program that ... The Prescribed Burning Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board ... (a) The board shall establish an advisory board of members of the public, including individuals representing: (1) property owners; (2) agriculture, forestry, and livestock producers; ... The board shall: (1) establish standards for prescribed burning; (2) develop a comprehensive training curriculum for prescribed burn managers; (3) establish standards for certification, recertification, ... Minimum standards established by the board for prescribed burning must: (1) ensure that prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire to naturally occurring or ... (a) Minimum standards established by the board for certification as a prescribed burn manager must require the completion of the approved training curriculum to be ... (a) Subject to Section 153.082, an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land is not liable for property damage or for injury or death to ... The limitation on liability under Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land unless the certified prescribed burn manager ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |