GroundRules
HSC § 13001
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]
- PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [13000. - 13083.]
- CHAPTER 1. Liability in Relation to Fires [13000. - 13011.]
Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, through careless or negligent action, throws or places any lighted cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which may cause a fire, in any place where it may directly or indirectly start a fire, or who uses or operates a welding torch, tar pot or any other device which may cause a fire, who does not clear the inflammable material surrounding the operation or take such other reasonable precautions necessary to insure against the starting and spreading of fire.
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