§14-141. Burning or otherwise destroying crops in the field

Any person who shall willfully burn or destroy any other person's lawfully grown crop, pasture, or provender shall be punished as follows:

(1)        If the damage is two thousand dollars ($2,000) or less, the person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(2)        If the damage is more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), the person is guilty of a Class I felony.

(1874-5, c. 133; Code, s. 985, subsec. 2; 1885, c. 42; Rev., s. 3339; C.S., s. 4313; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1991, c. 534; 1993, c. 539, s. 81; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)