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Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-8-201

  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Wildland: means an area where:
         (9)(a) development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, or similar transportation facilities; and
         (9)(b) structures, if any, are widely scattered. See Utah Code 65A-1-1

     Any fire on forest, range, watershed, or wildland urban interface land in the state burning uncontrolled and without proper and adequate action being taken to manage it is a public nuisance.