1997 Florida Code
TITLE XXXV AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 590 Forest Protection
590.28 Willful, malicious, or intentional burning of lands.
590.28 Willful, malicious, or intentional burning of lands.--
(1) Whoever willfully, maliciously, or intentionally burns, sets fire to, or causes to be burned or any fire to be set to, any forest, grass, or woodlands not owned by, or in the lawful possession of, the person setting such fire or burning such lands or causing such fire to be set or lands to be burned shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a felony and punished as provided in s. 590.30.
(2) The terms "willful," "malicious," and "intentional" as used in this section mean not merely gross negligence or disregard for the rights of others and not merely general criminal intent, but a specific intent to damage or destroy public property or the property of another, such intent being engendered by malice or spite or by the hope of material gain or employment to be derived either directly or indirectly.
History.--s. 1, ch. 29919, 1955.
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