Montana Code 76-13-411. Certificate of clearance
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76-13-411. Certificate of clearance. When the department makes a determination of faithful compliance by the contractor with this part, the rules adopted under 76-13-403, and the fire hazard reduction agreement, the contractor must be issued a certificate of clearance by the department and be relieved of any further liability or responsibility for fire hazard reduction or management under the fire hazard reduction agreement.
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-13-411
- Certificate of clearance: means a certificate issued by the department acknowledging that the fire hazard has been reduced or managed in accordance with this part and the fire hazard reduction agreement or agreements. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- Contractor: means the person who executes the fire hazard reduction agreement and is responsible to fulfill the obligations established by the agreement. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- 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
- Fire hazard reduction or management: means the abatement of a fire hazard on private forest lands by methods that include but are not limited to separation, removal, scattering, lopping, crushing, piling and burning, broadcast burning, burying, or chipping. See Montana Code 76-13-401