California Public Resources Code

§ 4297

PRC § 4297 Effective Jul 23, 2021Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

Upon the showing of the director that the unrestricted use of any grass-covered land, grain-covered land, brush-covered land, or forest-covered land is, in the judgment of the director, a menace to life or property due to conditions tending to cause or allow the rapid spread of fires that may occur on the lands or because of the inaccessible character of the lands, the Governor through the director, may, by a proclamation, which declares that condition and designates the area to which, and the period during which the proclamation shall apply, require that the area be closed to hunting and fishing and to entry by a person except a person that is within one of the following classes:

(a)Owners and lessees of land in the area.

(b)Bona fide residents in the area.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 70. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.