§1602. Burn ban; authority of the state fire marshal; civil citation

            A. The state fire marshal may issue an order to prohibit or limit the private outdoor burning of materials in any area of this state.

            B.(1) The state fire marshal or his representative or the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry or his representative may impose a civil fine of two hundred fifty dollars for the violation of an order issued pursuant to this Section.

            (2) Any penalties imposed pursuant to this Subsection may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

            (3) The penalties collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be deposited into the Louisiana Life Safety and Property Protection Trust Dedicated Fund Account within the state treasury as provided for in R.S. 40:1664.9. The monies shall be deposited to the credit of the account and shall, in addition to any other monies available for such purpose, be available to the state fire marshal to support fire safety and prevention programs.

            C. This Section shall not apply to prescribed burning as defined in R.S. 3:17.

            Acts 2012, No. 371, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.