When can the commissioners court order a burn ban?
When can the commissioners court order a burn ban?
Local Government Code §352.081 authorizes two alternative methods to determine when circumstances warrant adoption of a burn ban by the commissioners court. Either: (1) the Texas A&M Forest Service, at the request of the commissioners court, makes a determination that drought conditions, as defined by the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, exist in all or part of the county; or (2) the commissioners court makes a finding that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated areas of the county create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.
For more information, see our Burn Ban, Regulation of Fireworks, and Declaration of Local Disaster resource and sample orders on our website.
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