{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0715","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0715","heading":"Rules of evidence applicable to forest fire cases","body":"§ 71-0715. Rules of evidence applicable to forest fire cases.\n  1. Prima facie cause on railroad right of way. The fact that a fire\noriginates upon the right of way of a railroad shall be prima facie\nevidence that the fire was caused by the negligence of the railroad\ncompany.\n  2. Prima facie cause in clearing lands. Whenever a fire has been set\nfor the purpose specified in subdivision 5 of section 9-1105 in any of\nthe fire towns it shall be prima facie evidence that the fire was\nstarted by the owner or occupant of the land.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 7. Enforcement of Article 9"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-0715","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7a9b6e9a0890236851a1d1ccac46353ddc46a670681d0ef2d86edc81cd978535","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0713","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}