Montana § 76-13-121 Permit For Burning Required

Montana Statutes

§ 76-13-121 — Permit For Burning Required

Montana § 76-13-121

Title 76LAND RESOURCES AND USE

Ch. 13TIMBER RESOURCES

Part 1Protection of Forest Resources

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 76-13-121 (2026).

Text

76-13-121 . (Temporary) 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 ha

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76-13-121 . (Temporary) 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.

Legislative 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; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 635, L. 2025.