California Public Resources Code Section 4170

CA Pub Res Code § 4170 (2017)  

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.

(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 489.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018