§ 9-1101. Proclamation by Governor. Whenever the forests of the state are in danger of fire, the Governor by proclamation may (a) prohibit any person or persons from entering forests, woodlands, waters and open lands; (b) prohibit the starting of fires in the out-of-doors; (c) prohibit the smoking of tobacco in forests, woodlands and open […]
§ 9-1103. Additional powers of the department. In addition to the powers provided in section 9-0105 and in connection with the control of fire, the department shall have the power to: 1. Maintain a system of forest fire protection in such areas of the state as the department determines necessary. 2. Purchase necessary equipment, tools […]
§ 9-1105. General prohibitions. 1. The following are prohibited: (a) setting of fires on or near forest land and leaving such fires unattended and unquenched; (b) setting of a fire which will endanger the property of another; (c) setting of forest land on fire except where necessary to implement any provision of this chapter, including, […]
§ 9-1107. Fire towns. The following towns, including the area within the boundaries of incorporated villages, are hereby designated as “fire towns”: All towns in Essex and Hamilton counties; the towns of Altona, Ausable, Black Brook, Dannemora, Ellenburg and Saranac, Clinton county; the towns of Andes, Colchester, Hancock and Middletown, Delaware county; the towns of […]
§ 9-1109. Fire protection areas. Facilities for protection against forest fire shall be available as follows: 1. In fire towns. The department, for the prevention of forest fires and the extinguishment of fires burning or threatening forests, shall, in the fire towns defined in section 9-1107, maintain an approved fire protection system, including fire observation […]
§ 9-1111. Forest fire protection. 1. Towns adjacent to fire towns and fire districts. The department may when necessary in its judgment, in order to protect the forests in the fire towns and fire districts from fire, take steps to extinguish fires actually burning in any town adjacent to a fire town or district. 2. […]
§ 9-1113. Top lopping evergreen trees. Every person who shall, within any of the fire towns or within any fire district or part thereof when so designated by department regulation, fell or cause to be felled or permit to be felled any evergreen tree for sale or other purposes or engage in salvaging any blown […]
§ 9-1115. Railroad patrol. All railroads shall, on such parts of their rights of way as are operated through forest lands, maintain from April first to November fifteenth of each year a sufficient number of competent fire patrolmen unless relieved by the department. The railroad shall file in the office of the department on or […]
§ 9-1117. Condition of rights of way. 1. The railroad right of way of all railroads which are operated through forest lands shall be kept cleared of all inflammable material whenever required by the department. 2. Fire, live coals or hot ashes shall not be deposited unless properly protected upon any track or railroad right […]
§ 9-1119. Use of protective devices. 1. Employees of a railroad which operates through forest lands shall at all times use in a proper and effective manner the fire protective appliances provided by such railroad. 2. No locomotive operating through forest lands shall be operated unless equipped with fire protective devices of ash pan and […]
§ 9-1121. Fire moneys and accounts. In order to carry into effect the provisions of this title the following is prescribed: 1. Temporary loan. The State Comptroller shall have, subject to the approval of the Governor, the authority to make, on behalf of the state a temporary loan not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars in […]
§ 9-1123. Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact. The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact as first enacted by chapter seven hundred forty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred forty-nine, and as re-enacted by chapter two hundred sixty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-three, is hereby continued as follows: NORTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION […]
