Idaho Code § 38-124

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38-124 PRECAUTIONS IN DISPOSAL OF SLASH — SEPARATE OFFENSES — PENALTY.

Official statutory text

38-124. Precautions in disposal of slash — Separate offenses — Penalty. Everyone making disposal of slash on forest land as provided for in this chapter shall use care to prevent fire from spreading to other forest land or the creation of further fire hazard by damage to timber growth left standing, and shall have sufficient men, tools, supplies and firefighting equipment on hand for that purpose, and when the burning has been completed, or when ordered by the fire warden, shall cause the fire to be totally extinguished without delay. Disposal of slash under the terms of this chapter shall be in accordance with the law requiring burning permits during the closed season.

Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter on any legal subdivision, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense and shall be deemed a misdemeanor.

History:

[38-124, added 1972, ch. 401, sec. 2, p. 1164.]

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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