Connecticut § 23-38 - Posting of notices containing fire laws.
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§ 23-38. Posting of notices containing fire laws.
Sec. 23-38. Posting of notices containing fire laws. State forest fire control personnel may post such notices relating to forest fires and the statutes concerning fires as the State Forest Fire Warden prepares, and any person who wilfully or maliciously tears down or destroys any such notice shall be fined ten dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 3478; 1949, S. 1878d; P.A. 96-180, S. 89, 166; P.A. 01-150, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 96-180 changed “State Fire Warden” to “State Forest Fire Warden”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 01-150 deleted reference to district fire wardens and authorized state forest fire control personnel to post notices relating to forest fires.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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