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2016 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 - Criminal Law.
Article 22 - Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures.
§ 14-138.1 - Setting fire to grassland, brushland, or woodland.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 14-138.1 (2016)
14-138.1. Setting fire to grassland, brushland, or woodland.
Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who shall in any manner whatsoever start any fire upon any grassland, brushland, or woodland without fully extinguishing the same, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor which may include a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than fifty dollars ($50.00). For the purpose of this section, the term "woodland" includes timber and cutover land and all second growth stands on areas that were once cultivated. (1995, c. 210, s. 1.)
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