12 §9405-A. Railroad right-of-way; director may order flammable materials removed
§9405-A. Railroad right-of-way; director may order flammable materials removed A person, firm or corporation operating a railroad on or through forest, brush, grass-covered land or areas of high-value property shall maintain its right-of-way according to the minimum standards established in this section by destroying, removing, or modifying so as not to be flammable any vegetation […]
12 §9406. Devices to prevent fires
§9406. Devices to prevent fires Every railroad operating locomotives powered by diesel or other type fuel shall equip the same with devices designed to prevent the escape of live coals, sparks or carbon deposits which may cause fires. Employees shall exercise due care to keep such devices in effective operating condition. Every such railroad shall […]
12 §9601. Spark arrester
§9601. Spark arrester 1. Illegal operation. A person is guilty of illegal operation of power-driven equipment if that person knowingly: A. Operates power-driven equipment in, through or within 1,000 feet of forest lands without an approved spark arrester; [PL 1989, c. 174, §7 (NEW).] B. Requires the operation of power-driven equipment in, through […]
12 §9601-A. Prohibition on sale of equipment without spark arresters
§9601-A. Prohibition on sale of equipment without spark arresters No person may sell or offer to sell any internal combustion all-terrain vehicle, chain saw or skidder in this State that has not been provided with a spark arresting device approved by the director. This prohibition does not apply to casual sales as defined in Title […]
12 §9602. Obstruction of discontinued woods roads prohibited
§9602. Obstruction of discontinued woods roads prohibited A person, unless authorized by the director, may not obstruct any improved woods road or way used for the removal of forest growth, upon the discontinuance from use or abandonment of the road or way, if it may be reasonably utilized for preventing or suppressing forest fires. This […]
12 §9301. Hazard clearance
§9301. Hazard clearance Any municipal or private dump within the State established and maintained for the disposal of solid waste, as defined in Title 38, section 1303, which might facilitate either the origin or spread of forest fires shall be operated under the following preventive measures: A strip 10 feet wide cleared to mineral soil […]
12 §9335. Removal of slash by dwelling houses
§9335. Removal of slash by dwelling houses The director, by written notice to any stumpage owner, operator, landowner or agent cutting forest growth, may require the removal of slash within 100 feet of buildings and trailers currently used for human occupancy when, in the director’s judgment, that slash constitutes an unusual hazard endangering other property […]
12 §9302. Closing
§9302. Closing A municipal or private dump within the State not carrying out this subchapter shall be posted as “Closed to Dumping” by the town forest fire warden, or the director. Thereafter no person shall deposit refuse of any kind within, along the road leading to, or on land adjacent to such closed dump. […]
12 §9336. Manner of
§9336. Manner of All slash resulting from cutting of forest growth shall be removed the required distances under this Article and scattered or chipped and not piled in windrows within 30 days after cutting or within 30 days of notification to remove by the director, as provided. [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] SECTION […]
12 §9303. Deposits on other’s land forbidden
§9303. Deposits on other’s land forbidden A person may not deposit refuse of any kind on land not the person’s own without the consent of the owner or the public authority having custody or maintenance responsibility of that land. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §67 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 […]