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.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources
76-13-104. Functions of department -- rulemaking
76-13-105. Protection of lands and improvements from fire
76-13-107. Classification of forest lands
76-13-108. Person responsible for performance of duties
76-13-110. Owner's right to department hearing
76-13-111. Permissible expenditures
76-13-112. Penalty for violation
76-13-113. Destruction of signs
76-13-114. Disposition of fines
76-13-116. Duties of firewardens -- liability
76-13-119. Exemption from environmental review
76-13-121. Permit for burning required
76-13-122. Failure to comply with permit
76-13-123. Failure to extinguish recreational fire
76-13-124. Throwing lighted materials
76-13-125. Spark arresters required
76-13-126. Restrictions on mill waste
76-13-127. through 76-13-130 reserved
76-13-131. Renumbered 76-13-420
76-13-132. Renumbered 76-13-421
76-13-133. Renumbered 76-13-422
76-13-134. Renumbered 76-13-423
76-13-135. Renumbered 76-13-424
76-13-137. through 76-13-139 reserved
76-13-140. Legal representation for state firefighters
76-13-141. through 76-13-144 reserved
76-13-145. Designation of wildland-urban interface parcels
76-13-146. through 76-13-149 reserved
76-13-150. Fire suppression account -- fund transfer
76-13-151. Good neighbor forestry accounts -- uses
76-13-152. and 76-13-153 reserved
76-13-154. Federal forest management projects -- attorney general authority to intervene