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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The following practices are prohibited in a streamside management zone:
(a) broadcast burning;
(b) the operation of wheeled or tracked vehicles except on established roads;
(c) the forest practice of clearcutting;
(d) the construction of roads except when necessary to cross a stream or wetland;
(e) the handling, storage, application, or disposal of hazardous or toxic materials in a manner that pollutes streams, lakes, or wetlands or that may cause damage or injury to humans, land, animals, or plants;
(f) the side-casting of road material into a stream, wetland, or watercourse; and
(g) the deposit of slash in streams or other water bodies.
(2) The department shall publish and distribute the rules implementing the streamside management standards.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 77. State Lands § 77-5-303. Standards for forest practices in streamside management zones - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-77-state-lands/mt-st-77-5-303/
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