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Title 12, Chapter 807: FOREST FIRE CONTROL
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 §8901. Forest rangers
12 §8902. Forest fire wardens
12 §8903. General deputy wardens
12 §8904. Coordinating protective agencies
12 §8905. Chain of command
12 §8906. Other authority
12 §8907. Forest service citation form
12 §8908. Aerial Fire Suppression Fund
Subchapter 2: FIRE PREVENTION EMERGENCY
12 §9001. Proclamation by Governor
12 §9001-A. Definitions
12 §9001-B. Exemptions
12 §9002. Posting and publishing
12 §9003. Repeal; amend
12 §9004. Penalty
Subchapter 3: LOCAL CONTROL
12 §9201. Responsibility for control of forest fires
12 §9202. Right to call and employ assistance
12 §9203. Compensation
12 §9204. Payment of costs
12 §9205. Payment of costs beyond 1/4 of 1% of state valuation
12 §9205-A. Payment of costs in the unorganized territory
12 §9206. Reports and payrolls
Subchapter 4: REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING
Article 1: DUMPS
12 §9301. Hazard clearance
12 §9302. Closing
12 §9303. Deposits on other's land forbidden
12 §9304. Loss of state reimbursement
Article 2: OUT-OF-DOOR FIRES
12 §9321. Criteria for allowable burning
12 §9321-A. Possession and production of permit required; violation
12 §9322. Permits in the unorganized territory
12 §9323. Slash and brush permits
12 §9324. Prohibited acts
12 §9325. Open burning
12 §9326. Pilot project for issuing permits electronically
Article 3: DISPOSAL OF SLASH
12 §9331. Slash defined
12 §9332. Disposal along highways
12 §9333. Disposal along railroads and utility lines
12 §9334. Along land bordering on another
12 §9335. -- by dwelling houses
12 §9336. Manner of
12 §9337. Primary processors
12 §9338. Prohibition
Article 4: PUBLIC CAMPSITES
12 §9341. Establishment (REPEALED)
12 §9342. Seasonal use only
Subchapter 5: RAILROADS
12 §9401. Patrol along tracks
12 §9402. Report of fires
12 §9403. Expense of fire patrol paid by railroad
12 §9404. Liability of railroad not affected
12 §9405. Removal of inflammable material (REPEALED)
12 §9405-A. Railroad right-of-way; director may order flammable materials removed
12 §9406. Devices to prevent fires
Subchapter 6: FIRE PREVENTION PRACTICES
12 §9601. Spark arresters
12 §9601-A. Prohibition on sale of equipment without spark arresters
12 §9602. Obstruction of discontinued woods roads prohibited
Subchapter 7: FOREST FIRE ADVISORY COUNCIL
12 §9621. Forest Fire Advisory Council (REPEALED)