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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 20. Natural Resources
Article 3. Forests and Wildlife Areas
§20-3-7. Starting Fire on Lands of Another; Penalties
Universal Citation: WV Code § 20-3-7 (2021)
Any person who willfully sets or causes to be set on fire any forest land, grass, grain, stubble, brush, slash, debris, or any other inflammable substance upon the property of another without his consent, or in a place from which it is reasonable to expect that the fire may spread to the property of another without his consent, and as a result of either causes damage or destruction to any natural resources in or on the other person's property, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
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