California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4432

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 76. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.
(a)A person shall not leave a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, burning or unextinguished unless one of the following requirements is satisfied:
(1)The person leaves some other person in attendance.
(2)The fire is enclosed within a stove, oven, drum, or other nonflammable container, in such manner that the fire cannot escape from the container.
(b)A person shall not allow a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, to spread after it is built.

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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4432 (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-4432

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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