(1) (a) Any person who starts or maintains a campfire commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended if he or she knowingly or recklessly:
(I) Fails to reasonably attend the campfire at all times; or
(II) Fails to thoroughly extinguish the campfire before leaving the site.
(b)
(I) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended commits a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction of the offense, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.
(II) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended where the campfire is located in a forested or grassland area commits a class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the offense, shall be punished by a minimum sentence of a fifty dollar fine up to a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment or a seven hundred fifty dollar fine, or both.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)