Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 9-13-6 (2026)

Forest Fire Wardens - Appointment; Duties Generally. (Repealed by Act 2026-402)

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THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-402, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026.

The State Forester shall have the power to appoint any person in any area of the state who is skilled in forestry work or fire prevention as a forest fire warden, on a volunteer status, whose duties shall be to prevent and suppress forest fires in his respective locale. All persons so appointed shall receive a duly executed commission signed by the State Forester stating on the face thereof the appointee’s name and title.

(Acts 1955, No. 366, p. 886, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Cousins v. McNeel, 96 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012).
Cousins v. McNeel, 96 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “Code 1975, § 35-14-2 and § 9-13-6(2), based on Cousins’s alleged cutting and removal of timber from the disputed property, and common-law claims of trespass, negligence, and wantonness; she sought to recover the value of the timber cut and other damages.”
— Ala. Code § 9-13-6(2) — 1 case
Cousins v. McNeel, 96 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “Code 1975, § 35-14-2 and § 9-13-6(2), based on Cousins’s alleged cutting and removal of timber from the disputed property, and common-law claims of trespass, negligence, and wantonness; she sought to recover the value of the timber cut and other damages.”
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