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MT Code § 76-13-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-103. Applicability

  76-13-103. Applicability. Part 2 and this part apply to all state and private lands within this state that are susceptible to wildfire, as determined by the department.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 141, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-104(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 27, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-105. Protection of lands and improvements from fire

  76-13-105. Protection of lands and improvements from fire. (1) Nonforest lands and improvements may be protected by the department when requested by the landowner at rates determined by the department in those areas where a recognized agency is available.   (2) Land classified as forest land under 76-13-107 that is within a wildland fire protection district, as provided in 76-13-204, or that is otherwise under contract for fire protection by a recognized agency must be protected as provided in 76-13-201 and 76-13-207.   (3) Private and public land, whether classified as forest land or otherwise, that is not within a wildland fire protection district or under the protection of a recognized agency or a municipality must be protected by a county as provided in 7-33-2202. The county governing body shall either provide direct protection, as provided in 7-33-2202(4), or it shall enter into an agreement for protection with a recognized agency.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-106(5); amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-106. Repealed

  76-13-106. Repealed. Sec. 30, Ch. 336, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-122; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 529, L. 1981.
MT Code § 76-13-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-107. Classification of forest lands

  76-13-107. Classification of forest lands. The department may classify the forest land areas of the state for which conservation and fire protection measures are reasonably required and change or modify the classification from time to time as in its judgment is proper.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-106(3).
MT Code § 76-13-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-108. Person responsible for performance of duties

  76-13-108. Person responsible for performance of duties. (1) If the owner does not appear upon the public records as the holder of the legal title to the land or timber, the owner is nevertheless primarily responsible for the performance of the acts and duties imposed upon the owner by part 2 and this part.   (2) When the owner of the timber is not the owner of the land, the primary responsibility for the performance of the acts and duties imposed by part 2 and this part is upon the owner of the timber.   (3) When the state has title to forest lands within an organized forest protection district, it must be considered as an owner and it shall list its lands and pay the assessments to the recognized agencies responsible for lands in organized forest protection districts.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 141, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1974; Sec. 28-104, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 8, Ch. 128, L. 1939; Sec. 28-108, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 28-104(1), 28-108; amd. Sec. 2521, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 76-13-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-109. Repealed

  76-13-109. Repealed. Sec. 30, Ch. 336, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 149, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-105(2); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 529, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 27, L. 1997.
MT Code § 76-13-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-110. Owner's right to department hearing

  76-13-110. Owner's right to department hearing. (1) An owner of forest land is entitled to a hearing before the department, after a request for a hearing, on any subject pertaining to the activities of the department or any recognized agency as agent of the department affecting the owner's property. A request for a hearing before the department may not have the effect of suspending the operations of the department or any agent of the department undertaken pursuant to this chapter, but upon the hearing, the department may terminate those operations if found unreasonable.   (2) A hearing pertaining to costs charged against the forest land of an owner for protection, as provided in 76-13-201, must be requested on or before August 15 each year.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-129; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-111. Permissible expenditures

  76-13-111. Permissible expenditures. (1) The following funds may be expended as directed by the department for fire prevention, detection, and suppression and for forest range, water, and soil conservation:   (a) all moneys collected by county treasurers as assessments on forest lands for forest protection;   (b) moneys collected for the abatement of public nuisances;   (c) all fines collected, except those collected in a justice's court, for violations of this part or part 2;   (d) the state's share of the cooperative fire protection funds allocated by the federal government;   (e) any other funds provided for the purposes herein indicated.   (2) All other cooperative funds collected, appropriated, or allocated for the use of the department, including funds for the removal of slash hazards resulting from logging or other wood operations on state and private forest lands, those provided for the purpose of helping to maintain the maximum productivity of the forests of the state, those provided for purposes designed to assist the farmers of the state in the establishment of windbreaks and woodlots in localities where those forest plantings are helpful, and funds for other cooperative work, may not be expended except for the specific purposes for which they were collected, appropriated, or allocated.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 217, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 30, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-123; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 557, L. 1987.
MT Code § 76-13-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-112. Penalty for violation

  76-13-112. Penalty for violation. Unless otherwise provided by this part or part 2, a person who violates this part or part 2 or any rule adopted pursuant to this part or part 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 6 months or both.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-127; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 27, L. 1997.
MT Code § 76-13-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-113. Destruction of signs

  76-13-113. Destruction of signs. Any person who shall destroy, deface, remove, injure, or disfigure any sign, placard, proclamation, order, warning, or notice issued by any federal, state, or forest protection agency under the provisions of this part or part 2 and erected or posted at any point in the state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 128, L. 1939; R.C.M. 1947, 28-120.
MT Code § 76-13-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-114. Disposition of fines

  76-13-114. Disposition of fines. Fines collected in a court of the state under part 2 or this part, except those collected in a justice's court, must be transferred to the department of revenue for deposit in the state special revenue fund. When a person is convicted in any court of a violation of part 2 or this part, the court may levy and collect as costs in the case the amount necessary to compensate the county for the expenditures made in and for the prosecution of the offender. These costs when collected, except those collected in a justice's court, must be deposited by the court with the proper county treasurer for the benefit of the county.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-121; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 257, L. 2001.
MT Code § 76-13-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-115. State fire policy

  76-13-115. State fire policy. The legislature finds and declares that:   (1) the safety of the public and of firefighters is paramount in all wildfire suppression activities;   (2) it is a priority to minimize property and resource loss resulting from wildfire and to minimize expense to Montana taxpayers, which is generally accomplished through an aggressive and rapid initial attack effort;   (3) interagency cooperation and coordination among local, state, and federal agencies are intended and encouraged, including cooperation when restricting activity or closing areas to access becomes necessary;   (4) fire prevention, hazard reduction, and loss mitigation are fundamental components of this policy;   (5) all property in Montana has wildfire protection from a recognized fire protection entity;   (6) all private property owners and federal and state public land management agencies have a responsibility to manage resources, mitigate fire hazards, and otherwise prevent fires on their property;   (7) sound forest management activities to reduce fire risk, such as thinning, prescribed burning, and insect and disease treatments, improve the overall diversity and vigor of forested landscapes and improve the condition of related water, wildlife, recreation, and aesthetic resources;   (8) development of fire protection guidelines for the wildland-urban interface is critical to improving public safety and for reducing risk and loss; and   (9) catastrophic wildland fire in wildland-urban interface areas resulting from inadequate federal land management activities to reduce fire risk has the potential to jeopardize Montanans' inalienable right to a clean and healthful environment guaranteed in Article II, section 3, of the Montana constitution.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 336, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 401, L. 2013.
MT Code § 76-13-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-116. Duties of firewardens -- liability

  76-13-116. Duties of firewardens -- liability. (1) In addition to the duties prescribed by rule pursuant to 76-13-104(7), a firewarden appointed by the department shall promptly report all fires to the department, take immediate and active steps toward their extinguishment, report any violation of the provisions of Title 76, chapter 13, parts 1 and 2, and assist in apprehending and convicting offenders.   (2) A firewarden is not liable for civil action for trespass committed in the discharge of the firewarden's duties, and the provisions of 45-6-203 do not apply to a firewarden acting within the course and scope of the firewarden's duties.   (3) A firewarden who has information that shows, with reasonable certainty, that a person has violated any provision of Title 76, chapter 13, parts 1 and 2, shall immediately take action against the offender by making a complaint before the appropriate authority or by providing information to the appropriate county attorney and shall obtain all possible evidence pertaining to the violation.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-117. Terminated

  76-13-117. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 425, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 2015.
MT Code § 76-13-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-118. Terminated

  76-13-118. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 425, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 425, L. 2015.
MT Code § 76-13-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-119. Exemption from environmental review

  76-13-119. Exemption from environmental review. The department is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, when granting federal, state, or private funds for authorized grant activities on private, county, or municipal lands to conserve habitat, reduce wildfire risk, or improve forest health.  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-13-120 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-120. reserved

  76-13-120 reserved.
MT Code § 76-13-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-121. Permit for burning required

  76-13-121. Permit for burning required. (1) During the wildfire season or an expansion of the wildfire season, a person may not ignite or set a fire, including a slash-burning fire, land-clearing fire, debris-burning fire, or, except as provided in subsection (2), an open fire without an official written permit to ignite or set the fire from the recognized agency for that protection area.   (2) (a) If no restrictions are in place, a permit is not needed for recreational fires measuring less than 48 inches in diameter that are surrounded by a nonflammable area or structure and for which a suitable source of extinguishing the fire is available.   (b) A recreational fire may not be ignited if special restrictions prohibiting recreational fires have been established by an authority having jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-114; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-122. Failure to comply with permit

  76-13-122. Failure to comply with permit. A person to whom a written permit is issued to set or ignite a fire shall comply strictly with the permit. A person who fails to comply with the permit, leaves the fire unattended, leaves the fire before it is totally extinguished, or negligently allows the fire to spread from or beyond the burning area defined by the permit is subject to the penalty provided in 50-63-102 and is subject to the provisions of 50-63-103. The department shall prescribe the form and substance of the permit.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-116; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-123. Failure to extinguish recreational fire

  76-13-123. Failure to extinguish recreational fire. A person who fails to extinguish a recreational fire that the person has set or ignited or in which the person has been left in charge or who negligently allows the fire to spread from the area described in 76-13-121 is subject to the penalty provided in 50-63-102 and is subject to the provisions of 50-63-103.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 128, L. 1939; R.C.M. 1947, 28-115; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 336, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 2, L. 2009.
MT Code § 76-13-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-124. Throwing lighted materials

  76-13-124. Throwing lighted materials. A person who throws or places any lighted material or flaming or glowing substance that may start a fire is subject to the penalty provided in 50-63-102 and is subject to the provisions of 50-63-103.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-117; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-125. Spark arresters required

  76-13-125. Spark arresters required. A person may not use, drive, or operate within any wildland an internal combustion engine that is not equipped with a modern, efficient, and adequate spark arrester to prevent the escape of sparks, coals, cinders, and other burning material from the exhaust of the engine.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 397, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 28-118; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-126. Restrictions on mill waste

  76-13-126. Restrictions on mill waste. (1) Before each wildfire season, all persons, firms, or corporations creating or responsible for mill waste within forest areas shall treat, dispose of, remove, or reduce the hazards created so that the accumulation of the waste does not constitute a fire hazard.   (2) A sawmill located within or contiguous to forest lands may not accumulate in one pile sawdust in excess of an amount resulting from the sawing of 500,000 feet log scale of sawlogs. However, a larger sawdust pile may be accumulated when there is no reasonable danger of fire from the sawdust pile and a permit for the additional accumulation is granted by the department. If burning is the disposal method elected, each sawdust pile must be prepared for burning by cribbing the base of each pile with slabs and must be burned in accordance with rules adopted by the department.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 128, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 222, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-119; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-127. through 76-13-130 reserved

  76-13-127 through 76-13-130 reserved.
MT Code § 76-13-131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-131. Renumbered 76-13-420

  76-13-131. Renumbered 76-13-420. Sec. 32(3), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-132. Renumbered 76-13-421

  76-13-132. Renumbered 76-13-421. Sec. 32(3), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-133. Renumbered 76-13-422

  76-13-133. Renumbered 76-13-422. Sec. 32(3), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-134. Renumbered 76-13-423

  76-13-134. Renumbered 76-13-423. Sec. 32(3), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-135. Renumbered 76-13-424

  76-13-135. Renumbered 76-13-424. Sec. 32(3), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-136 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-136. Cooperative agreements with owners and lessees of land for fire protection and conservation

  76-13-136. Cooperative agreements with owners and lessees of land for fire protection and conservation. (1) For the purpose of more adequately promoting and facilitating cooperation, financial and otherwise, between the state and all of the public and private agencies, the department of natural resources and conservation may cooperate with owners or lessees of farm, range, forest, watershed, or other uncultivated lands in private and public ownership for the protection from fire of the cultivated agricultural crops or natural resources existing or growing on the land and also in the conservation and perpetuation of the lands and resources, including the prevention of soil erosion and the regulation of stream flow.   (2) The state treasurer may receive money that may be appropriated or allotted for the purposes listed in subsection (1) by the state, counties, municipalities, the United States government or any department of the federal government, or other organization or individual.   History: (1)En. Sec. 9, Ch. 179, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 1830.9, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 253, L. 1974; Sec. 81-1409, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 10, Ch. 179, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 1830.10, R.C.M. 1935; amd; Sec. 216, Ch. 147, L. 1963; Sec. 81-1410, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1409, 81-1410; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 529, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 260, Ch. 418, L. 1995; Sec. 76-11-102, MCA 2005; redes. 76-13-136 by Sec. 32(2), Ch. 336, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-137 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-137. through 76-13-139 reserved

  76-13-137 through 76-13-139 reserved.
MT Code § 76-13-140 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-140. Legal representation for state firefighters

  76-13-140. Legal representation for state firefighters. (1) The department shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs for outside legal counsel to defend a firefighter employed by the department against a criminal prosecution for a good faith act or omission by the firefighter arising from the firefighter's performance of duties during a wildfire. The department may determine whether the firefighter's act or omission was in good faith and arising from the performance of the firefighter's duties during a wildfire. The requirement to pay attorney fees and costs does not apply to any postconviction legal proceedings.   (2) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 464, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-13-141 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 13. Timber Resources|Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources|76-13-141. through 76-13-144 reserved

  76-13-141 through 76-13-144 reserved.