Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division V — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
Big Bear Lake Municipal Code Ch. 9.68 Fire Regulations
Big Bear Lake Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Big Bear Lake
Cite as: Big Bear Lake Municipal Code Chapter 9.68 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.68.010 - Malicious and wilful setting of fires.¶
Every person who willfully and maliciously sets on fire or who causes to be set on fire any grass, timber, underbrush, brushland, woodland or native desert vegetation, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A. Reward. The city will pay a reward of not exceeding five hundred dollars and not less than one hundred dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person violating this section.
B. Eligibility for Reward. All officers and employees of the United States, the state of California, the county of San Bernardino, or of any incorporated city within the county, who are engaged in fire suppression or law enforcement activities are barred from receiving a reward under this section.
(Ord. 82-72 § 1(part), 1982)
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