Legislature may eliminate the $7 fee for online burn permits
The state may make all burn permits free. “A free online system will increase the use of burn permits, increasing safety and ad ding to our wildfire prevention efforts,” state Sen. Jim Dill, D-Old Town, told the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. Dropping the $7 fee for online permits would “encourage safe burn practices, and alert local officials as to where a burn is happening,” Dill, who sponsored a bill to wipe out the charge, said. The proposal had strong support during a previous legislative session, but ultimately failed when lawmakers were weighing the budget ...
Source: sunjournal.com