H4539: Penalties for Illegal Fires
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-150, Relating To Burning Lands Of Another Without Consent, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 16-11-170, Relating To Wilfully Burning Lands Of Another, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 16-11-180, Relating To Negligently Allowing Fire To Spread To Lands Or Property Of Another, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 48-35-55, Relating To Fire Regulation Exemptions, So As To Suspend The Exemptions When The Governor Has Declared An Emergency In Connection With Forest Fires Or The State Forester Declares A Prohibition; And By Amending Section 48-35-60, Relating To Penalties For Fires On Certain Lands, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations Of Chapter 35, Title 48.
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