88.15 Campfires.
Subdivision 1. Extinguishment. Any forest officer, conservation officer, or other peace officer who finds that any person has left a campfire burning shall take measures to extinguish the fire and take action against the person or persons responsible for leaving the campfire burning.
Subd. 2. Not to be left burning. Every person who starts a campfire shall exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the campfire from spreading and shall before lighting the campfire clear the ground of all combustible material within a radius of five feet from the base of the campfire. The person lighting the campfire shall remain with the campfire at all times and shall before leaving the site completely extinguish the campfire.
HIST: (4031-20, 4031-21) 1925 c 407 s 20,21; 1929 c 261 s 1; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 328 s 23
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