Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 153.004
Prescribed Burning in State of Emergency or Disaster

A certified and insured prescribed burn manager may conduct a burn in a county in which a state of emergency or state of disaster has been declared by the governor or the president of the United States, unless the declaration expressly prohibits all outdoor burning.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 153.004 — Prescribed Burning in State of Emergency or Disaster, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­153.­htm#153.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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