The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 011 : ARSON AND BURNING
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 507)-
§ 507. Burning forests
A person who willfully and maliciously sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, woods or forest, so as to occasion injury to another person, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
