Montana Code 76-13-406. Limitation on liability
76-13-406. Limitation on liability. The department and other recognized fire protection agencies, including any agency of the United States, with which the department has entered into an agreement for fire hazard reduction or management as provided in 76-13-405 and any officer, official, or employee of the department or other recognized fire protection agency is not liable for any damage to the land, product, improvement, or other things of value upon the lands on which the fire hazards are being managed or reduced in accordance with provisions of this part, the rules adopted under 76-13-403, and the fire hazard reduction agreement when reasonable care and caution has been used and the work is being or has been performed in compliance with the rules provided in 76-13-403.
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-13-406
- Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- Fire hazard: means slash and debris resulting from timber cutting, timber stand improvement, or right-of-way clearing operations that produce a cover of flammable material in which fire could spread through a cutting or adjacent area. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- Fire hazard reduction agreement: means a contract made to ensure compliance with this part and with the rules adopted under 76-13-403 for fire hazard reduction or management on private forest lands. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201