Washington § 9.40.040 - Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.

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§ 9.40.040. Operating engine or boiler without spark arrester.

Every person who shall operate or permit to be operated in dangerous proximity to any brush, grass or other inflammable material, any spark-emitting engine or boiler which is not equipped with a modern spark-arrester, in good condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1929 c 172 s 1; 1909 c 249 s 272; RRS s 2524.]

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