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SB 114 - This act prohibits individuals from setting a fire in an area proclaimed by the governor to be in extraordinary danger from fire as a result of emergency drought conditions. Individuals who violate this act are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Certain fire suppression activities by government fire agencies and prescribed burns on state and federal lands are exempt from the provisions of the act. In a separate cause of action, political subdivisions and volunteer fire protection associations may seek to recover reasonable costs associated with responding to a fire caused by a person in violation of this act. This act is similar to HB 223 (2007) and SCS/SB 1198 (2006). ERIKA JAQUES
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