California · Public Resources Code - PRC
PRC §4432: (a) A person shall not leave a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, burning or unextinguished unless one of the following requirements is satisfied: (1) The person leaves some other person in
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(a) A person shall not leave a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, burning or unextinguished unless one of the following requirements is satisfied: (1) The person leaves some other person in attendance. (2) The fire is enclosed within a stove, oven, drum, or other nonflammable container, in such manner that the fire cannot escape from the container. (b) A person shall not allow a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, to spread after it is built.
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