New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter IV - Highways
Subchapter C - Highway Use And Maintenance
Part 156 - Use Of Rest And Parking Areas And Scenic Overlooks
Section 156.6 - Fires

Universal Citation: 17 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 156.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) No person shall kindle, build, maintain or use a fire in any rest or parking area or scenic overlook, except in fireplaces provided at the site, in portable fireplaces or charcoal braziers, or in stoves.

(b) Any fire shall be continuously under the care and direction of a competent person from the time it is kindled until it is extinguished, and no fire shall be built within 10 feet of any tree, building or in any underbrush.

(c) No person shall throw away or discard any lighted match, cigar or cigarette within or against any building, structure, vehicle, enclosure or trash receptacle, or under any tree or in underbrush or grass, in any rest or parking area or scenic overlook.

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