Montana Statutes
§ 76-13-121 — Permit For Burning Required
Montana·Title 76 LAND RESOURCES AND USE·Ch. 13 TIMBER RESOURCES·Part 1 Protection of Forest Resources
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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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.
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Repealed§ 76-13-107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Repealed§ 76-13-110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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