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§20-3-2. Acquisition of Suitable Lands by Director; Maintenance Thereof as State Forests or Wildlife Areas; Relinquishment of Construction and Maintenance of Roads to the Commissioner of Highways - §20-3-2. Acquisition of suitable lands by director; maintenance thereof as...
§20-3-3. Establishment of Wildlife Areas; Leasing Lands Therefor - The director shall establish and maintain wildlife areas on lands...
§20-3-3a. Cabwaylingo Pilot Project - (a) The director in consultation with the forestry director shall...
§20-3-4. Authority and Duties of Director of the Division of Forestry and Others as to Forest Fires; Expenditures for Forest Fire Control; Limited Liability of Certain Persons Fighting Forest Fires - Upon receiving notice of any fire which is injuring or...
§20-3-5. Forest Fire Seasons; Prohibited and Permissible Fires; Burning Permits and Fees; Fire Control Measures; Criminal and Civil Penalties - (a) Forest fire seasons. — March 1 through May 31,...
§20-3-5a. Prescribed Fire Program - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Certified prescribed fire...
§20-3-6. Failure of Person to Extinguish Fire Started or Used by Him or Her; Throwing Lighted Material on Forest Land; Enforcement by State Fire Marshal; Penalties - (a) Any person who, by himself or herself, or by...
§20-3-7. Starting Fire on Lands of Another; Penalties - Any person who willfully sets or causes to be set...
§20-3-8. Duty of Railroad Company to Protect Against Fires - Every railroad company or other company operating a steam, diesel...
§20-3-9. Right of Railroad Company to Clear Land Adjacent to Right-of-Way - For the purpose of providing increased protection to forest land...
§20-3-10. Spark Arresters for Sawmills, etc.; Risk and Hazard Reduction to Protect Against Fires; Underground Coal Fires - No person, firm or corporation shall use or operate on...
§20-3-11. Recovery of Costs Incurred in Fighting Fires; Landowners Responsibility to Extinguish Fires - The Director of the Division of Forestry shall, in the...
§20-3-12. Timberland and Forest Land Defined - For the purpose of this chapter, any land shall be...
§20-3-13. Director Authorized to Secure Federal Cooperation; Annual Appropriation - The director may do all things required to meet the...
§20-3-14. Financial Assistance From Owners of Forest Lands; Expenditures by Director - The director may cooperate with the owners of forest lands...
§20-3-15. Owner Not Relieved From Civil Liability for Damage From Fire - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the...
§20-3-16. Prima Facie Evidence of Negligence in Certain Actions for Injury Due to Fires - In all criminal and civil actions for any injury occasioned...
§20-3-17. Disposition of Proceeds of National Forests - Receipts from any national forest, paid to the state or...
§20-3-17a. Same -- Counties Embracing Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area - Notwithstanding the provisions of section seventeen of this article, national...
§20-3-18. Disposition of Flood Control, Navigation and Allied Funds From the Federal Government - Receipts from the treasurer of the United States, paid to...
§20-3-19. Protection of Forests Against Destructive Insects and Diseases; Purposes and Intent of Section - In order to protect and preserve forest resources of the...
§20-3-20. Governor's Authority to Execute - The Governor of West Virginia, on behalf of this state,...
§20-3-21. When and How Compact Becomes Operative - When the Governor shall have executed said compact on behalf...
§20-3-22. Compact Administration; Advisory Committee - In pursuance of article three of said compact, the director...
§20-3-23. Compact Committee Powers and Duties; Cooperation Therewith - There is hereby granted to the director, as compact administrator...
§20-3-24. Other Powers of State Forester Supplementary - Any powers herein granted to the state forester shall be...
§20-3-25. Governor's Authority to Execute - PROTECTION COMPACT. §20-3-25. Governor's authority to execute. The Governor of...
§20-3-26. When and How Compact Becomes Operative - When the Governor shall have executed said compact on behalf...
§20-3-27. Compact Administration - In pursuance of article two of said compact, the director...
§20-3-28. Compact Committee Powers and Duties; Cooperation Therewith - There is hereby granted to the members of the compact...
§20-3-29. Other Powers Supplementary - Any powers herein granted to the state forester shall be...