FILEDF FOR RECORD INMYO OFFICE N3Donoopv OCT11-2024 BOBBIEDAVIS COUNTYCLERK. PANOLAÇOUNTY,TEMIS RUHODeur  ORDER BANNING OPEN FIRES PROHIBITION OF OUTDOOR BURNING  WHEREAS, inaccordancer with mtimaaperism-nw Texas Government Code, the undersigned as County Judge of] Panola County, Texas hereby finds and declares that a state of disaster exists in Panola County based on thei imminent threat ofdisaster from wild fire; and  WHEREAS, delamtimofuchadiseradwiadteimpalinionofomioisonasthvils WHEREAS, the: normal danger ofi fire in Panola County at this time is greatly enhanced by BE IT THEREFORE ORDERED for the following seven (7) days the following emergencyr regulations arel hereby established fora all unincorporated areas ofPanola County, Texas, with this Order being in effect until further Order of the Commissioners' Court of] Panola County,  which tend to increase the likelihood of such fires; and  the unusual deficit in normal precipitation levels for Panola County at this time;  Texas;  A. All outdoor burning is prohibited in the unincorporated areas ofPanola County with the exception oft burning activities related to public health and safety authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and outdoor cooking only in An offense under this Order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $500.00. BEITALSOORDERED that this Order may be enforcedi by any duly commissioned peace officerand that the venue: forp proxeutionofviolations: ofthis Order willl bei in Panola County, Texas. BE IT ALSO ORDERED that the purpose of this Order is the mitigation of the hazard posed by wild fires during the current dry weather by curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, which purpose is to be taken into account in any enforcement action based upon this Order.  enclosed pits or grills.  B.  IN'WITNESS WHEREOF, thisOrderisentered this 11th dayofOctober, 2024, at 3:00  o'clock) p.m.  Chebe K. mel RodgeG. McLane, Pahola County Judge