Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE

CHAPTER 13. TIMBER RESOURCES

Part 1. Protection of Forest Resources

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.