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Centre County Enacts Burn Ban |
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Written by Mike Waite
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For the first time since 1999 Centre County Commissioners have issued a burn ban for all of Center County. The ban takes effect noon on Sunday May 7 and last for 30 days. The ban could be lifted in the area sees significant rainfall in the mean time.
The County Commissioners decided to enact the ban under the recommendations of the Centre County Fire Chiefs Association and the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Bureau of Forestry at a meeting on Friday.
A person who violates this act commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second offense and $300 for the third offense. In addition the person could be help liable for all costs of extinguishment.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 29 May 2006 )
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