Utah Code § 65A-3-2

Current through the 2024 Third Special Session
Section 65A-3-2 - Wildland fire prevention - Prohibited acts
(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who:
(a) throws or places a lighted cigarette, cigar, firecracker, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance that may cause a fire on a highway or a wildland fire;
(b) obstructs the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, in the performance of controlling a fire;
(c) refuses, on proper request of the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, to assist in the controlling of a fire, without good and sufficient reason; or
(d) fires a tracer or incendiary ammunition:
(i) anywhere except within the confines of established military reservations; or
(ii) except with the written permission of the director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, given upon written request, if the director:
(A) specifies a limited period of time and a limited area in which the ammunition may be used; and
(B) issues the written permission in accordance with this title and applicable rules.
(2) Fines assessed under this section are deposited in the General Fund.

Utah Code § 65A-3-2

Amended by Chapter 78, 2015 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2015.
Amended by Chapter 361, 2012 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/8/2012.
Enacted by Chapter 121, 1988 General Session