Section 41812 Of Article 2. Nonagricultural Burning From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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 authorize, by permit, open outdoor fires for
the purpose of disposing of agricultural wastes, or wood waste from
trees, vines, bushes, or other wood debris free of nonwood materials,
in a mechanized burner such that no air contaminant is discharged
into the atmosphere for a period or periods aggregating more than 30
minutes in any eight-hour period which is:
(a) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 1 on the
Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines,
or
(b) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree
equal to or greater than does smoke described in subdivision (a).
In authorizing the operation of a mechanized burner, the air
pollution control officer may make the permit subject to whatever
conditions he determines are reasonably necessary to assure
conformance with the standards prescribed in this section.