Pub. Resources Code, § 4426 · Article 2. Prohibited Activities

Pub. Resources Code, § 4426

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC&sectionNum=4426.
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Health and Safety Code

Health & Saf. Code, § 41801Printed as Section 4426 of the Public Resources Code

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