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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4426 — Prohibited Activities

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4426

Type
Statute
Source
California Public Resources Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A person shall not set a backfire, or cause a backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.

Citator

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4426 — Prohibited Activities is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A person shall not set a backfire, or cause a backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.