Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:9-2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The department, through its agents, shall have power to:

a. Determine forest fire hazards;

b. Remove or cause to be removed brush, undergrowth or other material which contributes to forest fire hazards;

c. Maintain or cause to be maintained fire breaks;

d. Plough lands, set prescribed fires and back fires, order any highway or road closed to traffic and adopt regulations for burning forests or any forest material;

e. Summon any person between the ages of 18 and 50, who may be within the jurisdiction of the State, to assist in extinguishing fires; and

f. Require the use of materials, equipment or property needed for extinguishing wildfires when required to abate an emergency.

Amended by L.1981, c. 369, s. 12, eff. Dec. 30, 1981.

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