Delaware § 1043 Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty

Delaware Statutes

§ 1043 — Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty

Delaware § 1043

JurisdictionDelaware

Title3

PartDepartment of Agriculture

Ch. 10STATE FORESTRY

Subch.Offenses and Penalties as They Relate to Fires or Damage and Removal of Trees or Shrubs

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 3, § 1043 (2026).

Text

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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