{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-149.175","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 149.175","heading":"Exemption from chapter's requirements for persons certified by the","body":"Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council's Burn Boss Program -- Exceptions.\n(1) The Division of Forestry may exempt any person certified by the Kentucky\nPrescribed Fire Council's Burn Boss Program from the requirements of this chapter,\nexcept that fires set under this section shall be in accordance with KRS 149.375 and\nshall not be conducted under a local burn ban or under a red flag warning day as\ndetermined by the National Weather Service.\n(2) Persons exempted under this section who set prescribed fires shall give notification\nof the burn to the Division of Forestry at least twenty -four (24) hours prior to the\nburn, and notify adjacent landowners and local emergency dispatch the day of the\nburn.","path":["KRS Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44971","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:42Z","sha256":"58c94828f2fcbe6d106219327d03d0141a4a1db04999bd8211699f71031bce04","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-149.170","next":"us-ky/krs-149.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}