Controlled Burns — Burning Woods — Notice — Extinguishment — Penalty

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  1. No person shall set fire to any woods that are not the person's own property, nor to the person's own property, without giving at least two (2) days' notice to persons owning the adjacent lands, and also taking effectual care to extinguish the fire before it extends beyond such person's own lands.
  2. A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

Code 1858, §§ 1703, 1704 (deriv. Acts 1777, ch. 25, § 1; 1782, ch. 29, § 2); Shan., §§ 3017, 3018; Code 1932, §§ 5241, 5242; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 53-2445, 53-2446; Acts 1986, ch. 651, § 2; 1989, ch. 591, § 112; T.C.A., §68-17-146.

Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 17, §§68-17-101 —68-17-152, was transferred to title 68, ch. 102, §§ 68-102-101 —68-102-152, respectively, in 1992.

Cross-References. Leaving fire near woodland unattended, §39-14-305.

Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, §40-35-111.

Prohibition of open air and unconfined fires near woodlands by proclamation of governor, §8-1-108.

Reckless burning, §39-14-304.

Setting fire to personal property or land, §39-14-303.

Setting fires at certain times without permit, §39-14-306.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Fires, § 2.


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