Delaware · Through 2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424) · Newer source version available

3 Del. C. § 1043: Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty.

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Title 3. Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER 10. State Forestry
Subchapter IV. Offenses and Penalties as They Relate to Fires or Damage and Removal of Trees or Shrubs

Whoever sets any woodland on fire, or, after April 1, sets on fire any marsh, shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $1,000, and shall also be liable in damages to property owners for injury done by such fire. The burning of wood cut down or of brush in clearing land shall not, unless there be negligence, fall within this section.

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