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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
No person shall:
(1) Willfully, maliciously, or wantonly set on fire or cause or procure to be set on fire any timberland, or flammable material on such land, which land is not owned, leased or controlled by him.
(2) Willfully, maliciously, or wantonly allow a fire to escape from his land and burn the land or property of another.
(3) Willfully, maliciously, or wantonly set, throw or place any device, instrument or paraphernalia in or adjacent to any timberland with intent to set fire to such land, or which in the natural course of events would result in fire being set to such timberland.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XII. Conservation and State Development § 149.380.Setting fire on land owned by another, prohibited - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xii-conservation-and-state-development/ky-rev-st-sect-149-380/
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