Every person who, with gross negligence, lights a fire for any purpose along the road through any woodland, or upon the same, or at any other place in the open, and thereby, or by any other means, sets fire to any growing timber or forest, shrubbery, crops, grass or vegetation, and thereby causes the destruction of any timber, forest, crops, grass, vegetation or property not his or her own, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155, proportionate to the value of the loss resulting therefrom, in addition to being liable to the owner of such property for the full value thereof in a civil action.
[1911 C&P § 368; RL § 6633; NCL § 10318]—(NRS A 1967, 589; 1979, 329)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 475 - Crimes and Responsibilities Concerning Fires
NRS 475.010 - Willful or negligent failure to guard or extinguish fire; penalty.
NRS 475.050 - Smoking in building on which notice posted prohibiting smoking; penalty.
NRS 475.060 - Operation of internal combustion engine without spark arrestor; penalty; exceptions.
NRS 475.075 - Intentional prevention or obstruction of search and rescue organization; penalty.
NRS 475.080 - Intentional prevention or obstruction of extinguishment of fire; penalties.
NRS 475.100 - False fire alarms; penalties; exception.
NRS 475.105 - Theft of device to prevent, control, extinguish or give warning of fire; penalties.
NRS 475.125 - Investigation of fires resulting in property damage, death or injury.
NRS 475.210 - Governor may close land or prohibit burning in areas which are fire hazards.
NRS 475.220 - Dumps: Safe operation; regulations of State Forester Firewarden.
NRS 475.235 - Disposition of claims by State Board of Examiners.