{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.51510","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.51510","heading":"Prohibited acts; exception.","body":"Sec. 51510.\n\n(1) A person shall not do any of the following:\n\n(a) Willfully, maliciously, or wantonly set fire or cause or procure to be set on fire any forest land, lands adjacent to forest land, or flammable material on such forest land.\n\n(b) Willfully, maliciously, or wantonly set, throw, or place any device, instrument, paraphernalia, or substance in or adjacent to any forest land with intent to set fire to the land or which in the natural course of events would result in fire being set to the forest land.\n\n(2) This section does not apply to a prescribed burn conducted in compliance with section 51503b.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-51510","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9c40375d2e13bfd28540956b26dabfe6fcd2c836d99db7150b26f5969cf35d4a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.51509","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.51511"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}