Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Chapter 36.11 - FOREST MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 36.11.2 - Control of Timber Slash and Debris
Rule 36.11.224 - RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS SMA
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 36.11.224
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) For this SMA:
(a) 90% of slash within 100 feet of any
residence, and for 100 feet inside any portion of a cutting unit boundary that
lies within 1000 feet of a residential structure or public campground must be
treated by piling, chipping, burying or removing.
(b) Slash treatment must be completed within
60 days of its generation when the slash is generated during the legal fire
season or by May 1 for slash created during the previous 6 months.
(c) If piling is the chosen slash treatment,
then slash piles must be burned within 18 months of their generation.
(d) The department may approve other
appropriate slash treatment measures that would maintain public and firefighter
safety.
76-13-403, MCA; IMP, 76-13-403, 76-13-406, 76-13-407, 76-13-408 and 76-13-410, MCA;
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