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Fayette Negligent Burning or Exploding ordinance (§ 210.650)

Chapter 210: Offenses · Article VI. Offenses Concerning Property

A. A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if he/she with criminal negligence causes damage to property or to the woodlands, cropland, grassland, prairie, or marsh of another by:

1. Starting a fire or causing an explosion; or

2. Allowing a fire burning on lands in his or her possession or control onto the property of another.

Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.650

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.