OAR 340-264-0175
Klamath County


Open burning requirements for Klamath County:

(1)

Open burning control areas: The Klamath Basin open burning control area as generally described in OAR 340-264-0078 (Open Burning Control Areas)(6) and depicted in Figure 6 is located in Klamath County.

(2)

Industrial open burning is prohibited unless authorized pursuant to OAR 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits).

(3)

Agricultural open burning is allowed subject to OAR 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide)(5) and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(4)

Commercial open burning is prohibited within the Klamath Basin open burning control areas and within three miles of the corporate city limits of other areas that meet the standard in OAR 340-264-0078 (Open Burning Control Areas)(1), unless authorized pursuant to 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits). Commercial open burning is allowed in all other areas of this county subject to 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide), 340-264-0060 (General Prohibitions Statewide) and 340-264-0070 (Open Burning Conditions) and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(5)

Construction and Demolition open burning is prohibited within the Klamath Basin open burning control areas and within three miles of the corporate city limits of other areas that meet the standard within OAR 340-264-0078 (Open Burning Control Areas)(1), unless authorized pursuant to 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits). Construction and Demolition open burning is allowed in other areas of these counties subject to 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide), 340-264-0060 (General Prohibitions Statewide) and 340-264-0070 (Open Burning Conditions), and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(6)

Domestic open burning is allowed subject to OAR 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide), 340-264-0060 (General Prohibitions Statewide), 340-264-0070 (Open Burning Conditions) and section (7) of this rule, and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(7)

Slash burning on forest land within open burning control areas not regulated by the Department of Forestry under the Smoke Management Program is prohibited, except as provided in OAR 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits).
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040 (State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan).
[ED. NOTE: The figures referenced in this rule are not printed in the OAR Compilation. Copies are available from the agency.]
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Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 340-264-0175’s source at or​.us