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No, federal agencies do not have to follow local law that conflicts with their purpose, I have seen that often enough through the years when the US Forest Service would burn slash piles out in the woods despite there being a state or local ban on others burning at the time. Caller to sheriffs office, "There's a fire burning up ( any name) creek. '' I can see it from my house, Sheriffs office, "Yes we know about it, It's the Forest Service burning slash piles up there where they had all that logging done last year'' Caller, "But I thought the state and county said we could not burn anything right now this time of the year? Sheriffs office, '' Your right'', The general public is restricted from burning right now but, That's federal on National Forest land so we haven't any say over that