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 fire department or fire protection agency of a city, county, or fire protection district, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or his or her duly authorized representative, a county agricultural commissioner, or an air pollution control officer.
Added Stats 1975 ch 957 § 12; Amended Stats 1981 ch 714 § 243; Stats 1992 ch 427 § 106 (AB 3355).
Amendments:
1981 Amendment: Routine code maintenance.
1992 Amendment: Routine code maintenance.
Historical Derivation: Former § 39297.8, as added by Stats 1973 ch 831 § 1, amended by Stats 1974 ch 882 § 1.
Cross References: Authority of local and regional authorities to establish stricter standards than those set by law or by the state board for nonvehicular sources: H & S C § 39002.
Power of local or regional authority to establish additional, stricter standards than those set forth by law or by state board for nonvehicular sources: H & S C § 41508.
Director of Forestry: Pub Res C §§ 700 et seq.