§14‑383. Cutting timber on town watershed without disposing of boughs anddebris; misdemeanor.
Any person, firm orcorporation owning lands or the standing timber on lands within 400 feet of anywatershed held or owned by any city or town, for the purpose of furnishing acity or town water supply, upon cutting or removing the timber or permittingthe same cut or removed from lands so within 400 feet of said watershed, or anypart thereof, shall, within three months after cutting, or earlier upon writtennotice by said city or town, remove or cause to be burned under propersupervision all treetops, boughs, laps and other portions of timber not desiredto be taken for commercial or other purposes, within 400 feet of the boundaryline of such part of such watershed as is held or owned by such town or city,so as to leave such space of 400 feet immediately adjoining the boundary lineof such watershed, so held or owned, free and clear of all such treetops, laps,boughs and other inflammable material caused by or left from cutting suchstanding timber, so as to prevent the spread of fire from such cutover area andthe consequent damage to such watershed. Any such person, firm or corporationviolating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(1913, c. 56; C.S., s. 4502; 1969, c. 1224, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 255;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§14‑383. Cutting timber on town watershed without disposing of boughs anddebris; misdemeanor.
Any person, firm orcorporation owning lands or the standing timber on lands within 400 feet of anywatershed held or owned by any city or town, for the purpose of furnishing acity or town water supply, upon cutting or removing the timber or permittingthe same cut or removed from lands so within 400 feet of said watershed, or anypart thereof, shall, within three months after cutting, or earlier upon writtennotice by said city or town, remove or cause to be burned under propersupervision all treetops, boughs, laps and other portions of timber not desiredto be taken for commercial or other purposes, within 400 feet of the boundaryline of such part of such watershed as is held or owned by such town or city,so as to leave such space of 400 feet immediately adjoining the boundary lineof such watershed, so held or owned, free and clear of all such treetops, laps,boughs and other inflammable material caused by or left from cutting suchstanding timber, so as to prevent the spread of fire from such cutover area andthe consequent damage to such watershed. Any such person, firm or corporationviolating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(1913, c. 56; C.S., s. 4502; 1969, c. 1224, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 255;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§14‑383. Cutting timber on town watershed without disposing of boughs anddebris; misdemeanor.
Any person, firm orcorporation owning lands or the standing timber on lands within 400 feet of anywatershed held or owned by any city or town, for the purpose of furnishing acity or town water supply, upon cutting or removing the timber or permittingthe same cut or removed from lands so within 400 feet of said watershed, or anypart thereof, shall, within three months after cutting, or earlier upon writtennotice by said city or town, remove or cause to be burned under propersupervision all treetops, boughs, laps and other portions of timber not desiredto be taken for commercial or other purposes, within 400 feet of the boundaryline of such part of such watershed as is held or owned by such town or city,so as to leave such space of 400 feet immediately adjoining the boundary lineof such watershed, so held or owned, free and clear of all such treetops, laps,boughs and other inflammable material caused by or left from cutting suchstanding timber, so as to prevent the spread of fire from such cutover area andthe consequent damage to such watershed. Any such person, firm or corporationviolating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.(1913, c. 56; C.S., s. 4502; 1969, c. 1224, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 255;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
