GENERAL PROVISIONS›CHAPTER 5. Rubbish Dumps 4371-4376›ARTICLE 2. Prohibited Activities 4421-4446

§ 4426

California Public Resources Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

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.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)

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