Sec. 2. If the governor receives information from:
(1) the director;
(2) the county commissioners of a county; or
(3) the executive of a city or town;
that because of drought conditions existing in an area the lives of the people, forests, fields, woodland, livestock, structures, or other property are endangered by a fire hazard, the governor may, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, after investigation, declare an area within Indiana as an emergency fire hazard area.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.