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SCS/HCS/HB 28 - This act allows a county commission to adopt an ordinance issuing a burn ban upon a determination by the state fire marshal that a burn ban order is appropriate because an actual or impending occurrence of a natural disaster of major proportions jeopardizes the safety and welfare of county residents and the U.S. Drought Monitor has designated the county as an area of severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. The burn ban may carry a penalty of up to a Class A misdemeanor. The ban does not apply to state agencies responsible for fire management or suppression activities and persons conducting agricultural burning using best management practices, nor may it prohibit the sale of fireworks. Under this act, the county burn ban may prohibit the explosion or ignition of any missile or skyrocket, but may not ban the explosion or ignition of other consumer fireworks. MEGHAN LUECKE
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