Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 80 - North Carolina Prescribed Burning Act

• Certified prescribed burner: means an individual who has successfully completed a certification program approved by the North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Prescribed burning: means the planned and controlled application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels under safe weather and safe environmental and other conditions, while following appropriate precautionary measures that will confine the fire to a predetermined area and accomplish the intended management objectives. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
• Prescription: means a written plan prepared by a certified prescribed burner for starting, controlling, and extinguishing a prescribed burning. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-966
• property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3