Section 88.17 — Permission To Start Fires; Prosecution For Unlawfully Starting Fires.
88.17 PERMISSION TO START FIRES; PROSECUTION FOR UNLAWFULLY STARTING FIRES. Subdivision 1. Permission required. (a) Permission to start a fire to burn vegetative materials and other materials allowed by Minnesota Statutes or official state rules and regulations may be given by the commissioner or the commissioner’s agent. This permission shall be in the form of: […]
Section 88.171 — Open Burning Prohibitions.
88.171 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Continual. Open burning prohibitions specified in this section are in effect at all times of the year. Subd. 2. Prohibited materials; exceptions. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of rubber, plastics, chemically treated materials, or other materials which produce excessive or noxious smoke including, but not […]
Section 88.18 — Fire Wardens.
88.18 FIRE WARDENS. The commissioner may appoint local government officials, authorized Minnesota pollution control agents, fire chiefs, or other responsible persons to be fire wardens in their respective districts. History: (4031-24) 1925 c 407 s 24; 1967 c 146 s 14; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1993 c 328 s 28
Section 88.195 — Penalties.
88.195 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Failure to extinguish fire. Any person who starts and fails to control or extinguish the fire, whether on owned property or on the property of another, before the fire endangers or causes damage to the property of another person or the state is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Failure to […]
Section 88.20 — Railroad Companies To Provide Patrol Officers.
88.20 RAILROAD COMPANIES TO PROVIDE PATROL OFFICERS. (a) After making a judgment that there is danger of the setting and spreading of fires from locomotive engines, the commissioner of natural resources shall order any railroad company to provide patrol officers with the necessary equipment to follow each train throughout such fire patrol district or districts […]
Section 88.21 — Railroads; Duties; Penalties.
88.21 RAILROADS; DUTIES; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Written report of inspection. On having reason to believe that a certain locomotive caused a fire the commissioner may require the railroad company to forward to the commissioner at once a written report covering the inspection of the fire-protective appliances of such locomotive made next after the occurrence of […]
Section 88.22 — Wildfire Prevention; Restrictions And Penalties.
88.22 WILDFIRE PREVENTION; RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Imposition of restrictions. (a) Road closure. When the commissioner of natural resources shall determine that conditions conducive to wildfire hazards exist in the wildfire areas of the state and that the presence of persons in the wildlife areas tends to aggravate wildfire hazards, render forest trails impassable […]
Section 88.12 — Compensating Wildfire Fighters; Emergency Expenses.
88.12 COMPENSATING WILDFIRE FIGHTERS; EMERGENCY EXPENSES. Subdivision 1. Limitation. The compensation and expenses of persons temporarily employed in emergencies in suppression or control of wildfires shall be fixed by the commissioner of natural resources or an authorized agent and paid as provided by law. Such compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate for comparable labor […]
Section 88.14 — Disposal Of Slashings And Debris.
88.14 DISPOSAL OF SLASHINGS AND DEBRIS. Subdivision 1. Order to dispose. Where and whenever in the judgment of the commissioner or any forest officer there is or may be danger of starting and spreading of wildfires from slashings and debris from the cutting of timber of any kind and for any purpose, or from any […]
Section 88.15 — Campfires.
88.15 CAMPFIRES. Subdivision 1. Extinguishment. Any forest officer, conservation officer, or other peace officer who finds that any person has left a campfire burning shall take measures to extinguish the fire and take action against the person or persons responsible for leaving the campfire burning. Subd. 2. Not to be left burning. (a) Every person […]