Any person who shall willfully and maliciously set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any timber, underbrush or grass upon state lands, or shall leave or suffer fire to burn unattended near any timber or other inflammable material, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned for not more than two years, or fined in a sum not more than one thousand dollars [($1,000)], or both.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 82, § 67; Code 1915, § 5245; C.S. 1929, § 132-179; 1941 Comp., § 8-701; 1953 Comp., § 7-7-1.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For fire offenses generally, including arson, see 30-17-1 to 30-17-6 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For note, "Forest Fire Protection on Public and Private Lands in New Mexico," see 4 Nat. Resources J. 374 (1964).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 35 Am. Jur. 2d Fires §§ 5, 6; 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Lands § 129.
Liability for spread of fire intentionally set for legitimate purpose, 25 A.L.R.5th 391.
73A C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 7 to 12.
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