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California Public Resources Code

§ 4170

PRC § 4170Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 6
Any uncontrolled fire burning on any lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain or any other flammable material, without proper precaution being taken to prevent its spread notwithstanding the origin of such fire, is a public nuisance by reason of its menace to life and property.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 489.

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