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Order GAB-SEDAM No. 222 regulating authorization for agricultural controlled fires.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rondônia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Forest fires Authorization/permit Agricultural development Land clearing
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Order, consisting of 11 articles and 2 Annexes, establishes the situations in which authorization may be issued for agricultural controlled fires. The authorization for the use of fire on vegetation will be issued in the following situations: controlled fires used in training courses organized by member organizations of the Inter-institutional Committee for the Prevention and Fighting of Forest Fires in Rondônia; controlled fires of small farms for the purpose of family farming cleaning with not more than 2-hectare areas; and in small hills (piles), of vegetation that do not serve for commercial use, including trunks, roots or tree stumps.

Full text
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Website
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