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2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE 3. FORESTS AND WILDLIFE AREAS.
- §20-3-1.
- §20-3-2. Acquisition of suitable lands by director; maintenance thereof as state forests or wildlife areas; relinquishment of construction and maintenance of roads to the commissioner of highways.
- §20-3-3. Establishment of wildlife areas; leasing lands therefor.
- §20-3-4. Authority and duties of director of the division of forestry and others as to forest fires; expenditures for forest fire control; limited liability of certain persons fighting forest fires.
- §20-3-5. Forest fire seasons; permits for fires; prohibited fires; closure of forests.
- §20-3-6. Failure of person to extinguish fire started or used by him or her; throwing lighted material on forest land; enforcement by state fire marshal; penalties.
- §20-3-7. Starting fire on lands of another; penalties.
- §20-3-8. Duty of railroad company to protect against fires.
- §20-3-9. Right of railroad company to clear land adjacent to right-of-way.
- §20-3-10. Spark arresters for sawmills, etc.; risk and hazard reduction to protect against fires; underground coal fires.
- §20-3-11. Recovery of costs incurred in fighting fires; landowners responsibility to extinguish fires.
- §20-3-12. Timberland and forest land defined.
- §20-3-13. Director authorized to secure federal cooperation; annual appropriation.
- §20-3-14. Financial assistance from owners of forest lands; expenditures by director.
- §20-3-15. Owner not relieved from civil liability for damage from fire.
- §20-3-16. Prima facie evidence of negligence in certain actions for injury due to fires.
- §20-3-17. Disposition of proceeds of national forests.
- §20-3-17a. Same -- Counties embracing Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks national recreation area.
- §20-3-18. Disposition of flood control, navigation and allied funds from the federal government.
- §20-3-19. Protection of forests against destructive insects and diseases; purposes and intent of section.
- §20-3-20. Governor's authority to execute.
- §20-3-21. When and how compact becomes operative.
- §20-3-22. Compact administration; advisory committee.
- §20-3-23. Compact committee powers and duties; cooperation therewith.
- §20-3-24. Other powers of state forester supplementary.
- §20-3-25. Governor's authority to execute.
- §20-3-26. When and how compact becomes operative.
- §20-3-27. Compact administration.
- §20-3-28. Compact committee powers and duties; cooperation therewith.
- §20-3-29. Other powers supplementary.
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