# Minn. Stat. § 88.08: WILDFIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 88.08
- **Heading:** WILDFIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.08

## Text

The commissioner may create and establish wildfire protection districts, including all lands of both state and private ownership, upon which there is a probability of wildfires starting, and establish forest officers over these districts. All such wildfire districts heretofore established and now in existence are hereby continued until and unless hereafter abolished by the commissioner.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 88.01 § 88.01 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.02 § 88.02 CITATION; WILDFIRE ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.03 § 88.03 CODIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.03.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.04 § 88.04 FIREBREAKS; PREVENTING FIRES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.05 § 88.05 ROADSIDES; CLEARING; FIREBREAKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.06 § 88.06 REMOVING DEAD OR DOWN TIMBER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.08 § 88.08 WILDFIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.09 § 88.09 ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.10 § 88.10 AUTHORITY OF STATE FOREST OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.11 § 88.11 ASSISTANCE FOR FIGHTING FIRES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.12 § 88.12 COMPENSATING WILDFIRE FIGHTERS; EMERGENCY EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.14 § 88.14 DISPOSAL OF SLASHINGS AND DEBRIS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.15 § 88.15 CAMPFIRES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.15.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 88.16 § 88.16 STARTING AND REPORTING FIRES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P88_91_C88_S88.16.md)

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