California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2 - Nonagricultural Burning

  • Section 41800.
    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall use open outdoor fires for the purpose of disposal or burning of petroleum wastes, demolition...
  • Section 41801.
    Nothing in this article shall be construed as limiting the authority granted under other provisions of law to any public officer to set or permit...
  • Section 41802.
    Notwithstanding Section 41800, with respect to wood waste from trees, vines, or bushes on property being developed for commercial or residential purposes, or with respect...
  • Section 41803.
    No authorization, however, under Section 41802 or 41804.5 shall be granted after such date as the state board may determine, based upon a finding that...
  • Section 41804.
    Burning may be authorized under Section 41802 only if:(a)  The district board finds that it is more desirable to dispose of such waste by burning...
  • Section 41804.5.
    (a)  Notwithstanding Section 41800, a district board may authorize, subject to the limitations in Section 41803 and this section, the use of open outdoor fires...
  • Section 41805.
    (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, because sanitary landfill sites are very difficult to obtain, these valuable sites should be reserved for high-priority...
  • Section 41805.5.
    (a)  Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the operator of a solid waste disposal site shall submit to the district on or before...
  • Section 41805.6.
    Notwithstanding Section 41805.5, a small city which operates a Class III solid waste disposal site is not required to submit a screening questionnaire or a...
  • Section 41806.
    Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting any of the following:(a)  Burning for the disposal of the combustible or flammable solid waste of...
  • Section 41807.
    Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit burning for right-of-way clearing by a public entity or utility or for levee, reservoir, and ditch...
  • Section 41808.
    The state board shall permit a city or county to use open outdoor fires, for a limited time only, in its operation of a solid...
  • Section 41809.
    Notwithstanding Sections 41508 and 41800, open outdoor fires may be used to dispose of Russian thistle (Salsola kali) when authorized by a chief of a...
  • Section 41810.
    For islands located 15 or more miles from the mainland coast:(a)  The provisions of Section 41701 shall not apply to smoke from fires set thereon....
  • Section 41811.
    The provisions of this article shall not supersede any rule or regulation of any district, which rule or regulation was in effect for five or...
  • Section 41812.
    The air pollution control officer of any district in a county with a population of 6,000,000 or less, upon authorization of the district board, may...
  • Section 41813.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, in the San Bernardino County Air Pollution Control District, Group 2 solid waste, as defined in Section 2521...
  • Section 41815.
    Notwithstanding any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 37100 of the Government Code or by charter provision to prohibit the burning of waste materials, the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018