§ 113-60.42. Immunity from liability. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 113‑60.42. Immunity from liability.

(a)        Any prescribed burning conducted in compliance with G.S. 113‑60.43is in the public interest and does not constitute a public or private nuisance.

(b)        A landowner or the landowner's agent who conducts aprescribed burning in compliance with G.S. 113‑60.43 shall not be liablein any civil action for any damage or injury caused by or resulting from smoke.

(c)        Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), this section doesnot apply when a nuisance or damage results from a negligently or improperlyconducted prescribed burning. (1999‑121, s. 1.)