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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 664
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 3:17(B) and to enact R.S. 3:17(F), relative to prescribed burning;2
to provide for the powers, duties, and authority of the commissioner of agriculture3
and forestry; to allow the commissioner to receive complaints of prescribed burns4
and investigate such complaints; to provide the commissioner with authority to5
suspend or revoke certain authorizations; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 3:17(B) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 3:17(F) is hereby8
enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง17. Prescribed burning; intent and purpose; authorization; definitions10
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B. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall adopt and promulgate12
voluntary rules and regulations, consistent with applicable state and federal law, and13
the general intent and purpose of this Section, to authorize and promote the14
continued use of prescribed burning for ecological, silvicultural, wildlife15
management, agricultural, and range management purposes. Such rules and16
regulations shall be adopted and promulgated by the commissioner pursuant17
to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.18
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F. Persons who wish to complain about certain prescribed burns shall20
issue their complaints to the commissioner. The commissioner shall investigate21
such complaints and have the authority to suspend or revoke his authorization22
for the prescribed burn for persons found to be in violation of the prescribed23
ACT No. 590 SB NO. 664 ENROLLED
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burn requirements or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this1
Section.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: