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Code · Montana · Title 76 — Land Resources and Use · Chapter 13 · Part 2

76-13-212. Duty of landowner to protect against fire.

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76-13-212 . Duty of landowner to protect against fire.
(1)An owner of land shall protect against the starting or existence of fire and shall suppress the spread of fire on that land. This protection and suppression must be in conformity with reasonable rules and standards for adequate fire protection adopted by the department.
(a)The provisions of 76-13-201 apply to an owner of land that is classified as forest land under 76-13-107 and that is within a wildland fire protection district.
(b)If an owner of land does not provide for protection against the starting or existence of fire and for fire suppression and the land does not meet the criteria in subsection (2)(a), the owner may request that the department provide protection as provided in 76-13-105 .
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