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3, Re ulato Alternatives <br />21 <br />Table 1 is a summary-of burning activities and some of the major considerations regarding a <br />prohibition of that particular type of burn. In the event that some of these practices are allowed, <br />effective enforcement may require that bum permits be filed with additional agencies. <br />Table 1. <br />Option Regulated Acreage Regulatory Difficulties <br /> Communi and/or Considerations <br />1. Landclearing debris Developers Difficult to Professional opposition <br />bums unrelated to estimate to prohibition of a <br />forestry or agriculture common practice; Risk of <br /> landowners appearing to <br /> manage forests for timber <br /> production while planning <br /> development <br />2. Open, forest planting Foresters 50-150 Foresters' alternatives <br />site preparation burns can be costly and may <br /> include increased use of <br /> herbicides. Open bums <br /> generate the most smoke <br /> of all forest burns <br />3. Understory forest Foresters 65-135 Practice is extremely <br />management bums professionally popular <br /> with relatively small air <br /> quality implications; Next <br /> least costly method is <br /> herbicide application <br />4. Pasture development Farmers 50-75 Next least costly method <br />burns is herbicide application <br />5. Downed or. Farmers 5-10+ High regulatory staff <br />encroaching needs in relation to scope <br />trees/brush on farms of problem <br />6.. Bermudagrass Farmers 5-10 Regulates a y= small <br /> number of individuals <br />7. Autumn leaves Homeowner N/A Public opposition to <br /> s common practice <br />8. Diseased vegetation Homeowner N/A Burden of proof; <br /> s, Nurseries Infestation risks - <br /> especially to burgeoning <br /> small indust ; <br />9. Landscaping debris Homeowner N/A High regulatory staff <br /> s, needs in relation to scope <br /> Landscaper of problem <br /> s <br />Instead of prohibitions, per se, of particular burning activities, regulations can be incorporated <br />into the language of the ordinance that prohibit burning under certain circumstances. Table 2 is <br />a summary of two possible regulatory alternatives. The approaches are not mutually exclusive.