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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 590
Forest Protection
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CHAPTER 590

FOREST PROTECTION

590.01  Protection of forests and wild land.

590.02  Division powers, authority, and duties; law enforcement; liability; building structures.

590.025  Control burning of wild land; authorization; conditions.

590.026  Prescribed burning; requirements; liability.

590.03  Authority of fire wardens.

590.04  Organization of districts.

590.05  Road crews to extinguish fires.

590.06  Adoption of rules for road crews.

590.07  Refusal of road crews.

590.08  Unlawful burning of lands.

590.081  Emergency drought conditions; burning prohibited.

590.082  Extraordinary fire hazard; certain acts made unlawful; proclamations by the Governor.

590.09  Setting fire on rights-of-way.

590.091  Designation of railroad rights-of-way as fire hazard areas.

590.10  Disposing of lighted cigars, etc.

590.11  Campfires.

590.12  Unlawful burning prohibited; penalty.

590.13  Civil liability.

590.14  Penalties.

590.15  Burden of proof.

590.16  Rewards.

590.25  Penalty for preventing or obstructing extinguishment of woods fires.

590.27  Penalty for mutilating or destroying state forestry or fire control signs and posters.

590.28  Willful, malicious, or intentional burning of lands.

590.29  Illegal possession of incendiary device.

590.30  Penalties for violating ss. 590.28 and 590.29.

590.31  Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.

590.32  Compact; effective date; ratification.

590.33  State compact administrator; compact advisory committee.

590.34  State compact administrator and compact advisory committee members; powers; aid from other state agencies.

590.35  Construction of ss. 590.31-590.34.

590.42  Federally funded fire protection assistance programs.

590.50  Sale of cypress products prohibited without permit.

590.61  Forestry arson alert program.

590.612  Direct-support organization.