Cap. 33 Art. 25Setting fire to stubble, etc., in fields.

(1) No one shall set fire to any stubble in any field at a distance less than ninety-two metres from any house, building, plantation, stack of corn, straw, or forage, or any other deposit of combustible materials.

(2) Any person making any such fire beyond the distance mentioned above, shall take all the necessary precautions for the safety of the property of others, and shall attend personally and with a sufficient number of persons, until the fire is put out.