South Carolina Statutes
§ 48-31-20 — Unlawful to start fires or throw burning materials in protected areas.
South Carolina § 48-31-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
Ch. 31EMERGENCY POWERS OF GOVERNOR TO PROTECT FORESTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-31-20 (2026).
Text
During such periods and in such areas as the Governor shall proclaim, it shall be unlawful for any person to build or ignite any fire of any nature, or for any person to throw or cause to be thrown any matches, ashes, tobacco or other burning material on or adjacent to forests, woodlands, brushlands, or grasslands under protection from forest fires. It shall be unlawful to burn or cause to be burned any right of way.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 29-42; 1955 (49) 178.
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