§ 252. Failure of railroads to adopt necessary regulations; jurisdiction
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks
32 P.S. § 252
§ 252. Failure of railroads to adopt necessary regulations; jurisdiction
Every steam and electric railroad company, owning or operating lines of railroad within the State, which shall neglect or refuse to put into effect such reasonable regulations for the prevention of forest fire as may be deemed necessary by the chief forest fire-warden and approved by the Public Service Commission1, shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for each neglect or refusal, the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action of assumpsit, instituted in the name of the Commonwealth by the Attorney General.
Every day's continuance in refusal to comply with such regulations, after a notice from the chief forest fire-warden and the lapse of a reasonable length of time for compliance therewith, which time shall be fixed in the notice, shall be a separate and distinct offense.
Credits
1915, June 3, P.L. 797, art. X, § 1006. Affected 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a)[997], effective June 27, 1978.
Footnotes
The Public Service Commission was redesignated as the Public Utility Commission by Act 1937, June 21, P.L. 1865, § 1.
32 P.S. § 252, PA ST 32 P.S. § 252
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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