9-13-10
Section 9-13-10 Powers of State Forestry Commission employees as to enforcement of laws, prevention and suppression of forest fires, etc. All employees of the State Forestry Commission appointed as forest law enforcement officers by the State Forester are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full police power and may exercise such powers anywhere within the state. They are hereby authorized to carry firearms or other weapons when they are actually in the discharge of their duties as such officers as provided by law. They shall be clothed with the power to arrest with or without warrant any person who shall violate any of the laws of the State of Alabama or any rule or regulation of the Alabama Forestry Commission and take him before a proper court for trial. All employees of the State Forestry Commission and all duly appointed officers of the United States whose duty it is to prevent and suppress forest fires are empowered to enter any lands and to construct...
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9-13-166
Section 9-13-166 Special annual tax for forest protection - Collection, disposition and expenditure. The tax so assessed shall be collected as other taxes are collected and remitted to the state Treasurer and placed in a "Forest Protection Fund" to be expended by the State Forestry Commission of the State of Alabama for forest fire protection in the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, against which the tax has been assessed. (Acts 1939, No. 562, p. 884, §4; Code 1940, T. 12, §203.)...
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9-13-182
Section 9-13-182 Participation by county commissions in fire protection program of State Forestry Commission - Assessments against owners of forestlands for costs - Authorized; limitations. Any county commission which provides forest fire protection to the persons and property of its county by participating in the State Forestry Commission's fire protection program may in the manner specified in this division assess the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, not in excess of $.05 per acre, to the owners of forestland in the county; provided, that such assessment is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forestland due to the availability of such fire protection. (Acts 1955, No. 552, p. 1208, §2.)...
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9-13-183
Section 9-13-183 Participation by county commissions in fire protection program of State Forestry Commission - Assessments against owners of forestlands for costs - Determination of need therefor; determination and establishment of amount. The need for special assessments to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Such hearing shall be held by such body only after a petition signed by a majority of the total number of persons owning forestlands within the county has been presented thereto; provided, that such persons are the owners of more than one half of the forestland situated within the county. The county commission shall give 10 days' notice of the time and place at which they shall meet to determine the need for a program in such county to provide protection against forest fires, the manner of financing a fire protection program, the part of the cost of such program to be assessed...
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9-13-181
Section 9-13-181 Participation by county commissions in fire protection program of State Forestry Commission - Authorized. The county commission of any county in this state is authorized, when the need therefor exists, to provide in the manner specified in this division protection against forest fires in such county by participating in the State Forestry Commission's fire protection program. (Acts 1955, No. 552, p. 1208, §1.)...
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45-41-140
Section 45-41-140 Protection of forests. The County Commission of Lee County is authorized, when the need exists to provide protection of forest from fires, insects, disease, and other pests in Lee County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's forest protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 83-505, p. 713, §1.)...
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45-48-141
Section 45-48-141 Protection of forests. The County Commission of Marshall County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection of forests from fires, insects, disease, and other pests in Marshall County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's forest protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 83-709, p. 1152, § 1.)...
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45-40-140
Section 45-40-140 Participation authorized. The County Commission of Lawrence County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Lawrence County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 81-846, p. 1522, §1.)...
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45-44-140
Section 45-44-140 Participation authorized. The County Commission of Macon County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Macon County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 1.)...
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9-13-11
Section 9-13-11 Willful, malicious, or intentional setting on fire, etc., of woodlands, grasslands, etc.; burning permits; fire alerts; organized forest fire protection; fines. (a) It shall be a Class C felony for every person, firm, association, or corporation to do either of the following: (1) Willfully, maliciously or intentionally burns, sets fire to, attempts to set fire to, or causes to be burned or any fire to be set to any forest, grass, woodlands, or other inflammable vegetation on any lands not owned, leased, controlled, or in the lawful possession of the person, firm, association, or corporation setting the fire or burning such lands or causing the fire to be set or lands to be burned. (2) Shall have in his or her possession or shall set, throw or place any device, instrument, or other incendiary paraphernalia, including any time-delay incendiary device, in or adjacent to any forest, grass, woodlands, or other inflammable vegetation, which forest, grass, woodland or other...
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