{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac10-30-180","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC10-30-180","heading":"Fires and lighted cigarettes","body":"No person shall kindle, build, maintain, or use a fire in any forest other than in places provided or designated for such purposes by a Conditional Activity Permit. Any fire shall be continuously under the care and direction of a competent person 16 years of age or older from the time it is kindled until it is extinguished. No person within the confines of any forest shall throw away or discard any lighted match, cigarette, cigar, or other burning object. Any lighted match, cigarette, cigar, campfire, cooking fire, or other burning object must be entirely extinguished before being thrown away, abandoned, or discarded. Individuals must comply with all forest fire laws.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 10. Department of Forestry","Chapter 30. Virginia State Forests Regulations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency10/chapter30/section180/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:19Z","sha256":"c4541516f7b1b4bbd5b1df7b5d77811e2515015e62a8e91532d17def0deefb2e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac10-30-170","next":"us-va/4vac10-30-190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}