{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"4426","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 4426","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001. - 4958.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101. - 4789.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Prohibited Activities [4411. - 4446.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Prohibited Activities [4421. - 4446.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-6/article-2"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A person shall not set a backfire, or cause a backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.</p>","text":"A person shall not set a backfire, or cause a backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/prohibited-activities-4426","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}