Utah Code § 65A-3-2

Wildland fire prevention -- Prohibited acts
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65A-3-2. 
Wildland fire prevention -- Prohibited acts.
 
 
 
 (1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who: 
 
 (a) throws or places a lighted cigarette, cigar, firecracker, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance that may cause a fire on a highway or a wildland fire; 
 
 
 
 (b) obstructs the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, in the performance of controlling a fire; 
 
 
 
 (c) refuses, on proper request of the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division, to assist in the controlling of a fire, without good and sufficient reason; or 
 
 
 
 (d) fires a tracer or incendiary ammunition: 
 
 (i) anywhere except within the confines of established military reservations; or 
 
 
 
 (ii) except with the written permission of the director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, given upon written request, if the director: 
 
 (A) specifies a limited period of time and a limited area in which the ammunition may be used; and 
 
 
 
 (B) issues the written permission in accordance with this title and applicable rules. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2) Fines assessed under this section are deposited in the General Fund.

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