Montana Statutes
§ 76-13-101 — Purpose
Montana·Title 76 LAND RESOURCES AND USE·Ch. 13 TIMBER RESOURCES·Part 1 Protection of Forest Resources
76-13-101 . Purpose.
(1)(a) It is the purpose of part 2 and this part to provide for:
(i)the protection and conservation of natural resources, range, and water; and
(ii)the prevention of soil erosion.
(b)It is further the purpose of part 2 and this part to more adequately promote and facilitate the cooperation, financial and otherwise, between the state and public and private agencies that are associated in the work.
(2)To achieve the conservation of natural and watershed resources, the legislature encourages the use of best management practices in timber sale planning, associated road construction and reconstruction, timber harvesting, site preparation, and related activities and establishes a process to ensure that information on best management practices is provided to owners and o
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Legislative History
En. 28-101.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-101.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 423, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 336, L. 2007.
Nearby Sections
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§ 76-13-101
Purpose§ 76-13-102
Definitions§ 76-13-103
Applicability§ 76-13-104
Functions Of Department -- Rulemaking§ 76-13-106
Repealed§ 76-13-107
Classification Of Forest Lands§ 76-13-108
Person Responsible For Performance Of Duties§ 76-13-109
Repealed§ 76-13-110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§ 76-13-115
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