65A-8-202 - Fire control -- County responsibilities. - Utah Statutes

65A-8-202. Fire control -- County responsibilities.
(1) Counties shall abate the public nuisance caused by uncontrolled fire on privatelyowned or county owned forest, range, and watershed lands.
(2) Counties, or other political subdivisions of the state as determined to be appropriateby the state forester, may participate in the wildland fire protection system of the division andbecome eligible for assistance from the state by agreement under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) The state forester shall make certain that appropriate action is taken to controlwildland fires on nonfederal forest, range, and watershed lands.
(4) The actual costs of suppression action taken by the division on privately owned landsshall be a charge against the county in which the lands lie, unless otherwise provided bycooperative agreement.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 136, 2007 General Session