A county or municipality may adopt an ordinance to require a private landowner to obtain a permit to conduct a prescribed burn. A county or municipality that requires landowners to obtain a permit to conduct a prescribed burn shall use the model prescribed burn permit adopted by the department.
§ 68-5-6 NMSA 1978
Criteria for counties or municipalities issuing prescribed burn permits
Known as the Prescribed Burning Act
The act spans §§ 68-5-1 to 68-5-8 (8 sections).
Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 6.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.