Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 212 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Wheatley, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows the use of certain kinds of ammunition under certain circumstances.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

WILDLAND FIRE LIABILITY AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Wheatley
Senate Sponsor: 
Luz Escamilla
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends wildland fire prevention provisions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows the use of certain kinds of ammunition under certain circumstances.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
65A-3-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 361
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
65A-3-2
 is amended to read:
65A-3-2.
Wildland fire prevention -- Prohibited acts.
(1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who:
(a) throws or places [
any
] 
a
 lighted cigarette, cigar, firecracker, ashes, or other flaming
or glowing substance that may cause a fire on a highway or a wildland fire;
(b) obstructs the state forester, an employee of the division, or an agent of the division,
in the performance of controlling a fire;
(c) refuses, on proper request of the state forester, an employee of the division, or an
agent of the division, to assist in the controlling of a fire, without good and sufficient reason; or
(d) fires [
any
] 
a
 tracer or incendiary ammunition [
anywhere except
]
:
(i) anywhere except
 within the confines of established military reservations[
.
]
; or
(ii) except with the written permission of the director of the Division of Forestry, Fire,
and State Lands, given upon written request, if the director:
(A) specifies a limited period of time and a limited area in which the ammunition may
be used; and
(B) issues the written permission in accordance with this title and applicable rules.
(2) Fines assessed under this section are deposited in the General Fund.