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 36.11.227 - STEEP SLOPE/PARTIAL CUT UNITS SMA
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 36.11.227
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) For this SMA:
(a) A partial cut occurring on
a slope greater than 40% may be treated as an SMA when there is advanced
regeneration or a manageable overstory that the owner wishes to save. The area
must meet the following requirements:
(i) The
entire SMA must be lopped such that 90% of all slash, three inches or less in
diameter, is reduced to a height of 24 inches or less above the
ground.
(ii) The boundaries of the
SMA must be treated as follows:
(A) The top of
the unit must have a 100-foot wide fuel break which may include the road prism
from the top of the cut bank to the bottom of the fill slope.
(B) The sides of the unit must be treated so
as to meet the general standard for a minimum width of 33 feet.
(iii) The bottom boundary of the
unit must be treated to the same standards as required for the sides, if the
bottom boundary of an SMA coincides with a change in land ownership.
(iv) All required boundary treatments must be
completed entirely on the ownership of the person or entity doing the
harvesting, unless otherwise approved by the department.
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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