Ebonyi State Bush Burning (Prohibition) Law [CAР 23]

2. I n1erprc1a1ion.

3. Prohih ilion of !'ire.

4. Bush burnin g for hunting.

5. Except ion.

6. Penalt y.

7. Power or arrest. X. Jlruscc 111 io11 1101 w operate a~ bar 10 civil action . I\ 2 14 /1:,sl, l/11r11i11~ il'roliihiti/111) La "' C HJ\ l'TJ:m 23 .'i BUSH BURNING (PROHIBITION) LAW falit N<> 25 J\ Law lo l'rnvidc for l'rohihition o f Bush Burning in Ehonyi State. 111 1985. ln10S1:i1c C1 t11 1111L'll~l!l llCIII 1 (23" A ugu;:1, 1985) Ci1:i1iim. I. This L aw 111ay be cilccl as the Bush Burning (Prohibi1io11.) l, i11v l 111cqm.:t a1i1111. 2. In lhis L aw : '-. · " Bush" means any forest, lrces. grassland, pla111a1ion. v,1,ciation or olhcr pln111 gniw th, whether dry or l'resh; ''Fire'' includes o ther inflammable or combusti ble mailer: " Foresl o fficer'' means any officer or the Forestry Divisi,,1'. or Uic M inistry or A griculture and rood not below the rank or J\~,islunt Cu11scr v:11or o f' Forests, or any staff or the l'orcs1ry Di vi.;i:1n so delegated by 1he Chicl'Conser val or or l'orcs1s: "' "Open place" includes farm land, whether cul ti va1ed ur lJr, " cullivatcd, foresl , grassland, 1hicke1. meadow, park. field, vilk'. ~ square and other publ ic pi.ices . l'r,1hihili<>11 111' 3. Notwithsi :111di11g anythi ng co111ained in the Forest L;1w or any oth01 fire. law. no person shall: " (a) set l'irc on any forest, trees, grassland. grasses or any cthe1"i vcgclation in any place; ;., (b) by the use or applicati on or fire in an open plac..:, destroy; damage or in n11y man ner alTccl aI1y la11d. 1rees, woods., wnocllancl, Ihickc1. logs or ·01hcr wooden niallcr or forest resources: (cl except as pcrmillcd by m excused umkr any enac1111e111 in rorcc in 1he Slalc, set l'irc on anylh ing in an open plarc; or (cl) si.:t l'ire on any thing in such a manner as ln endanger the l i re. health or property o r :Iny ol her pi.:rson. ltu"ih lmrni11i for 4. 13mn i ng or hush for hun1ing or ;u1i1uals is sp..:ci ricall y prohibited. ln111li11g prol1ihitt:1I. /111 1/1 J/111'11i11g (J'mltib itiou) l .m,· J( ',\I' 2.11 ,, '

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