<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=61:33:01:11"><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000000">61:33:01:11</span></a><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000001">.  Slash pile burning requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0"> </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">The following requirements apply to all slash pile burning permitted under this chapter</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (1)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">Prior to igniting the slash pile, the permit holder shall contact the local county dispatch center</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">Slash piles that are no larger than six feet in height and six feet in diameter may only be ignited under conditions of continuous snow cover of two inches or more surrounding the site of the slash pile</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">Slash piles larger than six feet in height and six feet in diameter may only be ignited under conditions of continuous snow cover of six inches or more surrounding the site of the slash pile</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">Slash piles may not be ignited if a wind advisory, high wind watch, high wind warning, fire weather watch, or red flag warning is forecasted or in effect for the area of the slash pile burn</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">The permit holder must extinguish any smoldering burn piles if high winds or warm temperatures are occurring or are forecasted to occur; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    (6)  </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">All edges around the slash pile must be scraped and pushed in prior to leaving the burn site unattended</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0"> </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">50 SDR 47, effective October 16, 2023</span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-35-19"><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000003">34-35-19</span></a><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">    </span><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-35-16"><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000003">34-35-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-35-17"><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0-000003">34-35-17</span></a><span class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s000f51fd-dbea-49af-8e16-9e9d1e8733d7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>