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Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-4-1002

Part definitions

Known as the Tennessee Forestry Act

The act spans §§ 11-4-1002 to 11-4-901 (39 sections).

Acts 2012, ch. 985, § 2.

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Certified prescribed burn manager” means a person who successfully completes the prescribed burner certification program approved by the division of forestry;

(2) “Prescribed burning” means the controlled application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels for ecological, silvicultural and wildlife management purposes under specified environmental conditions and the following of appropriate precautionary measures which cause the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes the planned land management objectives; and

(3) “Prescription” means a written plan for starting and controlling a prescribed burn to accomplish ecological, silvicultural and wildlife management objectives.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.