California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4421

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 73. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.

A person shall not set fire or cause fire to be set to a forest, brush, or other flammable material that is on land that is not the person’s own land, or under the person’s legal control, without the permission of the owner, lessee, or owner’s agent or lessee of the land.

Cite this section

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4421 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-4-forests-forestry-and-range-and-forage-lands/part-2-protection-of-forest-range-and-forage-lands/chapter-6-prohibited-activities/article-2-prohibited-activities/section-4421

Other sections in Article 2 - Prohibited Activities

§ 4421§ 4422§ 4423§ 4423.1§ 4423.2§ 4423.3§ 4423.4§ 4423.5§ 4425§ 4426…§ 4438§ 4439§ 4440§ 4441§ 4442§ 4442.5§ 4442.6§ 4443§ 4445§ 4446

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