00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 395                                                                          
01 "An Act extending the period of the fire season."                                                                       
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 41.15.050 is amended to read:                                                                     
04            Sec. 41.15.050. Fire season. The period from April [MAY] 1 to                                          
05       September 30, inclusive, of each year is designated the fire season. The commissioner                             
06       may designate other periods as fire season. The commissioner may proclaim an                                      
07       additional period for all or any portion of the state when weather or other conditions                            
08       require action for the protection of forested land. The commissioner may also, during                             
09       the fire season, prohibit, or allow only by permit, the setting of fires, smoking, entry,                         
10       or other use on the land, when, in the judgment of the commissioner, the activities                               
11       would unduly increase the fire danger.