Misconduct at fires - Penalty

N.D.C.C. § 18-08-09 — under General Provisions.

N.D.C.C. § 18-08-09

1. Every person who, at any unwanted fire, disobeys the lawful orders of a public officer or firefighter, or resists or interferes with the lawful efforts of any firefighter or company of firefighters to extinguish the fire, or acts in a manner calculated to prevent the fire from being extinguished, or forbids, prevents, or dissuades others from assisting to extinguish the fire, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. As used in this section, "unwanted fire" means a fire not used for cooking, heating, or recreational purposes or one not incidental to the normal operations of the property.

18-08-10. Prohibiting sale, distribution, and possession of fire extinguishers containing certain toxic and poisonous vaporizing liquids. No person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company may sell, distribute, or purchase any fire extinguisher if the extinguisher contains any of the following liquids: Carbon tetrachloride CCl4 Chlorobromomethane CH2BrC1

Azeotropic chlormethane CM7 Dibromodifluoromethane CBr2F2 1,2-Dibromo-2-chloro-1, 1,2-trifluoroethane CBrF2CBrClF 1,2-Dibromo-2, 2-difluoroethane CH2BrCBrF2 Methyl bromide CH3Br Ethylene dibromide CH2BrCH2Br Hydrogen bromide HBr Methylene bromide CH2Br2 Bromodifluoromethane CHBrF2 or any other toxic or poisonous vaporizing liquid. No fire extinguisher of a type not approved by the underwriters' laboratories or by the factory mutual laboratories may be sold or offered for sale within the state.