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88.15.2
Statute ID:
12774
Statute Function ID:
28033
Forestry - Campfire - Failure to Supervise/Prevent Spreading/Extinguish
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Environmental Regulation (911)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
Yes
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
88.15.2
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2008
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Forestry - Campfire - Failure to Supervise/Prevent Spreading/Extinguish
Statute ID:
12774
Created:
Feb 17, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 23, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Updated
Legal Analyst Comment:
2008 c 357 s 20
Summary Text:
Forestry - Campfire - Failure to Supervise/Prevent Spreading/Extinguish
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/88/15.html
Legislative Session:
2008 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Feb 17, 2009
Every person who starts or maintains a campfire shall: (1) exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the campfire from spreading; (2) before lighting the campfire, clear the ground of all combustible material five feet from the base of the campfire; (3) remain with the campfire at all times; and (4) before leaving the site, completely extinguish the campfire. For the purposes of this section, "maintains" means tending or adding substantial fuel to a campfire with the effect of extending the life of the campfire.
