(a) Except as provided in this section, a person shall not smoke or build a campfire or other open fire within a hazardous fire area.

(b) The board may designate by regulation campgrounds or campsites within hazardous fire areas where smoking and the building of campfires are allowed. However, no campground or campsite shall be designated without the consent of the owner, or the owner’s authorized agent, of the land upon which it is located.

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 4255

  • Hazardous fire area: means any area which is designated as a hazardous fire area by the board or the director pursuant to Section 4252 or 4253. See California Public Resources Code 4251

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 66. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)

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