Forest Fire Protection Regulations of Zhejiang Procince.

These Regulations, consisting of 50 articles, are formulated for the purposes of effectively preventing and extinguishing forest fire, reducing the forest fire hazard, protecting the forest resources and maintaining the ecological security. The Regulations are divided into 8 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Forest Fire Protection Organizations (II); Forest Fire Prevention (III); Forest Fire Extinguishing and Rescue (IV); Safeguards (V); Supervision and Inspection (VI); Legal Responsibility (VII); Supplementary Provisions (VIII).
A responsibility system of administrative leaders of people’s governments at various levels shall be practiced in the work of prevention of forest fire. Funds for fire prevention shall be incorporated into the budgets of fiscal year of the people’s governments and earmarked for special purposes.
The relevant rules and procedures for forest fire prevention and control, rewards, offences and penalties are further stipulated in the Text.