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1998 Florida Statutes
Protection of forests and wild land.
590.01 Protection of forests and wild land.--The Division of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has the primary responsibility for forest and wild land fire protection. The division shall provide leadership and direction in the evaluation, coordination, and monitoring of wildfire management and protection, which reduces threats to life and property, forest and wild land resources, and other related values at risk. The division shall promote natural resource management and wild land and forest fuel reduction through the use of prescribed fire. The division may designate and establish protection districts in areas declared to need additional protection.
History.--s. 2, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-hh); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 97-220.