(a)
(1) Any person in this state who desires to burn forest vegetation, including debris from land clearing, shall notify the Arkansas Forestry Commission of the person's intention to burn. Notification of the proposed burning shall include the time and location of the intended burning and other facts which the person or the commission may deem relevant.
(2) This notification requirement shall not apply to the "open burning" of "yard wastes" as those terms are defined in § 8-6-1701.
(b) The landowner or other person having charge of the land or his or her agent shall be present and in attendance at the time of the burning.
(c) There shall be no liability on the part of the State of Arkansas, the commission, or any personnel of the commission for damages caused by the burning of forest vegetation under the provisions of this section.
(d) It is the intention of this section that the commission may assist or advise local landowners or their agents in the burning of forest vegetation.
(e) This section shall not apply unless the forest vegetation or debris from land clearing to be burned weighs at least one (1) ton.
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