N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-140.1
Certain fire to be guarded by watchman
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who shall burn any brush, grass, or other material whereby any property may be endangered or destroyed, without keeping and maintaining a careful watchman in charge of the burning, shall be guilty of an infraction which may include a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Fire escaping from the brush, grass, or other material while burning shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this provision.
Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who shall burn any brush, grass, or other material whereby any property may be endangered or destroyed, without keeping and maintaining a careful watchman in charge of the burning, shall be guilty of an infraction which may include a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Fire escaping from the brush, grass, or other material while burning shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this provision.
History
(1995, c. 210, s. 2; 2015-263, s. 27.)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-263, s. 27, effective September 30, 2015, in the first sentence, substituted "an infraction" for "a Class 3 misdemeanor," and deleted "less than ten dollars ($10.00) or" preceding "more than fifty dollars ($50.00)."
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.