New York § 71-0711 Injury to municipal or private lands

New York Statutes

§ 71-0711 — Injury to municipal or private lands

New York § 71-0711

Law ENVEnvironmental Conservation

Title 7Enforcement of Article 9

Art. 71Enforcement

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N.Y. Environmental Conservation § 71-0711 (2026).

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§ 71-0711. Injury to municipal or private lands.\n  Any person who causes a fire which burns on or over lands belonging to\nanother person or to a municipality shall be liable to the party injured\n(a) for actual damages in case of fire negligently caused or (b) for the\nhigher of actual damages or damages at the rate of five dollars for each\ntree killed or destroyed in case of fire wilfully caused.\n

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§ 71-0711. Injury to municipal or private lands.\n Any person who causes a fire which burns on or over lands belonging to\nanother person or to a municipality shall be liable to the party injured\n(a) for actual damages in case of fire negligently caused or (b) for the\nhigher of actual damages or damages at the rate of five dollars for each\ntree killed or destroyed in case of fire wilfully caused.\n