65A-3-2. Wildland fire prevention -- Prohibited acts.
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Effective 5/12/2015
65A-3-2. Wildland fire prevention -- Prohibited acts.
(1)A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who:
(a)throws or places a lighted cigarette, cigar, firecracker, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance that may cause a fire on a highway or a wildland fire;
(b)obstructs the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, in the performance of controlling a fire;
(c)refuses, on proper request of the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, to assist in the controlling of a fire, without good and sufficient reason; or
(d)fires a tracer or incendiary ammunition:
(i)anywhere except within the confines of established military reservations; or
(ii)except with the written permission of the director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, given upon written request, if the director:
(A)specifies a limited period of time and a limited area in which the ammunition may be used; and
(B)issues the written permission in accordance with this title and applicable rules.
(2)Fines assessed under this section are deposited in the General Fund.
Amended by Chapter 78 , 2015 General Session