Delaware Statutes
§ 1043 — Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty
Delaware·Title 3·Part Department of Agriculture·Ch. 10 STATE FORESTRY·Subch. Offenses and Penalties as They Relate to Fires or Damage and Removal of Trees or Shrubs
Whoever sets any woodland on fire, or, after April 1, sets on fire any marsh, shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $1,000, and shall also be liable in damages to property owners for injury done by such fire. The burning of wood cut down or of brush in clearing land shall not, unless there be negligence, fall within this section.
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Legislative History
72 Del. Laws, c. 235, § 2
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