Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 9-13-5 - Designation or Appointment of Forest Wardens; Duties.

All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, marshals and such other persons as may be designated or appointed by the Governor or by the State Forester are hereby declared to be forest wardens, and they shall report to the said State Forester and to the district attorney for the county in which the same occur any violations of any provisions of this chapter.

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Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 13 - Forests and Forest Products.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 9-13-1 - Gifts of Lands for State Forests.

Section 9-13-2 - Distribution and Expenditure of Receipts From National Forests.

Section 9-13-3 - Assistance, etc., of Private Landowners; Suppression of Forest Fires, etc.; Promotion and Development of Forestry, etc.; Acquisition, Management and Disposition of Land; Officers, Assistants and Employees.

Section 9-13-4 - Alabama Forestry Commission Fund.

Section 9-13-5 - Designation or Appointment of Forest Wardens; Duties.

Section 9-13-6 - Forest Fire Wardens - Appointment; Duties Generally.

Section 9-13-7 - Forest Fire Wardens - Right of Entry Upon Lands for Construction of Fire Lines, Etc.

Section 9-13-8 - Forest Fire Wardens - Issuance to and Use of Fire-Fighting Equipment.

Section 9-13-9 - Forest Fire Wardens - Compensation.

Section 9-13-10 - Powers of State Forestry Commission Employees as to Enforcement of Laws, Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires, Etc.

Section 9-13-10.1 - Assistance of State Forestry Commission in Control and Suppression of Wildfires by Other State Agencies.

Section 9-13-10.2 - Rulemaking Authority; Violations; Enforement.

Section 9-13-11 - Willful, Malicious, or Intentional Setting on Fire, etc., of Woodlands, Grasslands, etc.; Burning Permits; Fire Alerts; Organized Forest Fire Protection; Fines.

Section 9-13-12 - Uncontrolled Fires Declared Public Nuisances; Liability for Refusal or Neglect to Control or Extinguish Same.

Section 9-13-13 - Setting on Fire, etc., of Woods, etc., Without Written Notice to Adjacent Landowners.

Section 9-13-14 - Equipping of Locomotives, etc., With Appliances to Prevent Escape of Fire.

Section 9-13-15 - Attachment of Wires, etc., to Trees in Towns or Cities by Lighting or Power Companies.

Section 9-13-22 - District Attorneys to Prosecute Violators of Provisions of Chapter.

Section 9-13-23 - Jurisdiction of Prosecutions Under Chapter.

Section 9-13-24 - Fees of Arresting Officers, etc.; Informers' Fees.

Section 9-13-25 - Forestry Study Committee Established; Membership; Meetings; Duties; Powers; Expenses; Reports.