California Civil Code

§ 3333.8

CIV § 3333.8 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that in order to meet fuel management goals, the state must rely on private entities to engage in prescribed burning for public benefit.

(b)Notwithstanding Sections 13009 and 13009.1 of the Health and Safety Code, no person shall be liable for any fire suppression or other costs otherwise recoverable pursuant to Section 13009 or 13009.1 of the Health and Safety Code resulting from a prescribed fire or cultural burn if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The purpose of the burn is for wildland fire hazard reduction, ecological maintenance and restoration, cultural burning, silviculture, or agriculture.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 666, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2025.