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1 for violation of any state or federal forest law, and no fire- 



2 warden shall ho liable to civil action for trespass committed 



3 in llio discharge of his duties. The firewardens shall promptly 



4 report to the state forester all fires occurring within their 



5 respective localities and shall take immediate and active steps 



6 toward their extinguishment, report any violation of the forest 



7 laws, and assist in apprehending and convicting offenders. 



SEC. 9. Any person who has knowledge of a forest fire shall 



9 report as soon as possible to the nearest firewarden or the state 



10 forester, at Sacramento, the location of such fire as accurately 



11 as can be determined from the point of discovery. The 



12 charges for telephone reports made to the firewarden, and tele- 



13 phone and telegraph reports made to the state forester will be 



14 honored by the state forester. 



15 SEC. 10. The state forester shall prepare and print for 



16 public distribution the forest laws of California; and shall 



17 annually print and distribute the names and addresses of all 



18 district fire rangers, special fire rangers and voluntary fire- 



19 wardens in the state. He shall also furnish for distribution 



20 appropriate fire warning notices which shall be posted by the 



21 rangers and wardens as the state forester may direct. Fire 



22 warning notices prepared by private agencies and approved by 



23 the state forester shall, when posted, be subject to the pro- 



24 visions of this section. It shall be unlawful for any person to 



25 destroy, deface, remove or disfigure any sign, poster or warn- 



26 ing notice posted under the provisions of this act. 



27 SEC. 11. To the end that the forests, ground cover, ranges 



28 and wild life may be protected against destruction by forest 



29 fires, and the public interest safeguarded, the state forester 



30 and his assistants may enter upon any lands in the state for 



31 the purpose of inspection and examination relative to the 



32 proper methods of fire prevention, and may thereafter advise 



33 the owner or occupant of such lands in respect thereto. 



34 SEC. 12. The state forester, his assistants, employees and 



35 those acting under his direction shall not be liable for trespass 



36 while acting in the performance of their duties. 



