Public Resources Code section 49602

Every person who burns by fire heat or destroys by cremation any garbage, ashes, offal, or other refuse matter in violation of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 49602, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=49602. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 49602, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=49602. (last accessed May 12, 2025).