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ment in the county jail not less than fifteen days nor 

 more than six months, or both such fine and imprison- 

 ment, except that in the case of an offense against sub- 

 section five of this section, the fine imposed may be not 

 less than ten dollars. 



1. Back firing. 



Setting fire, or causing or procuring fire to be set to 

 any forest, brush or other inflammable vegetation grow- 

 ing on lands not his own, without the permission of the 

 owner of such land; provided, that no person shall be 

 convicted under this section who shall have set, in good 

 faith and with reasonable care, a back fire for the 

 purpose of stopping the progress of a fire then actually 

 burning. 



2. Allowing fire to escape. 



Allowing fires to escape from the control of the 

 persons having charge thereof, or to spread to the lands 

 of any person other than the builder of such fire with- 

 out using every reasonable and proper precaution to 

 prevent such fire from escaping. 



3. Carelessness with fire. 



Burning brush, stumps, logs, rubbish, fallen timber, 

 fallows or grass on his own land, or blasting with 

 dynamite, powder or other explosives, or setting off 

 fireworks in forest or brush-covered land, either his 

 own or the property of another, without taking every 

 proper and reasonable precaution both before the light- 

 ing of said fire and at all times thereafter to prevent 

 the escape thereof; provided, that any firewarden may, 

 in his discretion, give a written permit to any person 

 desiring to burn or blast as aforesaid ; such permit shall 

 contain such rules and regulations for the building and 

 management of such fires as the State Board of For- 

 estry may from time to time prescribe; and in any 

 prosecution under this subsection it shall be prima facie 

 evidence that the defendant has taken proper and 

 reasonable precautions to prevent the escape of such 

 fire, when he shall show that he has received such a 

 permit and has complied with all the rules and regula- 

 tions therein prescribed. 

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