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PRC § 4170

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  1. Public Resources Code - PRC
  2. DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001. - 4958.]
  3. PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101. - 4789.7.]
  4. CHAPTER 1. Prevention and Control of Forest Fires [4101. - 4209.5.]
  5. ARTICLE 6. Violations [4165. - 4170.5.]

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.

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