# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 472.510: Activities which may be prohibited or restricted; public announcement and posting of prohibited or restricted activities; cooperation and collaboration with relevant federal, state and local agencies; applicability; penalty > Nevada · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C472_S472.510 ## Section - **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 472.510 - **Heading:** Activities which may be prohibited or restricted; public announcement and posting of prohibited or restricted activities; cooperation and collaboration with relevant federal, state and local agencies; applicability; penalty - **Jurisdiction:** Nevada - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** NV Code / Title 42 / Chapter 472 / Section 472.510 ## Text 1. The State Forester Firewarden may prohibit or restrict the following activities on any lands within the jurisdiction of the State Forester Firewarden when a danger to public safety or natural resources exists because of conditions which create a high risk of fire: (a) The operation in an area of timber, brush or grass of a motor vehicle or other item of equipment powered by a motor: (1) If the motor does not have a spark arrestor as required by law; or (2) If the operator does not have in his or her possession an ax, shovel and at least 1 gallon of water; (b) The operation in an area of timber, brush or grass of a motor vehicle off an existing paved, gravel or dirt road; (c) The smoking of tobacco or other substances in any place other than a motor vehicle or an area cleared of flammable vegetation; (d) Setting an open fire in any place other than in a fireplace located in an established picnic area or campground; or (e) Other activities, if specified in regulations adopted by the State Forester Firewarden and the prohibition or restriction is related to reducing a high risk of fire, but these prohibitions and restrictions do not apply in established campgrounds or picnic areas, beaches or places of habitation or to travel on state or federal highways. 2. The State Forester Firewarden shall make a public announcement and post signs in any area where the State Forester Firewarden has prohibited or restricted any activities. 3. The State Forester Firewarden shall, upon finding that a danger to public safety or to natural resources no longer exists, make known to the public the end of any prohibition or restriction in that area. 4. The State Forester Firewarden shall cooperate and collaborate with the relevant federal, state and local agencies in prohibiting or restricting activities pursuant to this section. 5. The provisions of this section apply only to specified prohibitions or restrictions and do not confer upon the State Forester Firewarden the power to prohibit access to land. 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. ## Nearby sections - [Nev. Rev. 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Stat. § 472.095 Public-private partnerships for addressing threat of catastrophic wildfires in this State](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C472_S472.095.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T42_C472_S472.510. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.