Penalty for negligent use of fire

Every occupier or other person who, (a) sets any fire in or upon any land or place; (b) negligently, carelessly or improperly uses or manages any fire in or upon any land or place; (c) permits or allows the negligent, careless or improper use or management of any fire, in or upon any land or place; or (d) uses or carries any lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, torch or other matter or thing in a state of ignition, not sufficiently guarded or enclosed to prevent danger from fire, whereby danger results or may result to any land, forest, wood, cultivated or uncultivated tree, plant or other produce of the soil, or any building, engine, carriage, train, railway line, 5 fence or other property of whatever nature or kind, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment.