HB0043 • 2013

Failure to extinguish or contain a fire.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he leaves the vicinity of a burning fire as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Greear
Last action: 2013-02-26
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2013-02-26 Senate
S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2013-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-17 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-17 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-16 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-15 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-15 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-15 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-12-11 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0300

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0043

Failure to extinguish or contain a fire.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Greear and Lubnau and Senator(s) Geis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he leaves the vicinity of a burning fire as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.
W.S. 6
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3
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106 is amended to read:

6
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3
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106.

Failure to extinguish or contain fire
outside of a structure
; penalty.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he lights a fire
in any woods or on any prairie
outside
of
any structure

and
leaves the vicinity of the fire
without
extinguishing

it or containing it so
it does

not spread and is not likely to spread

the fire or taking appropriate action to reasonably ensure that the fire is contained
.

Section 2
.
This act is effective July 1, 2013.

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