§ 76-13-201 Costs for protection from fire
§ 76-13-202 Means by which department may provide protection
§ 76-13-203 Extension of wildfire season
§ 76-13-204 Creation, annexation of land into, and dissolution of wildland fire protection districts
§ 76-13-205 Determination of boundaries of district
§ 76-13-206 What constitutes compliance with duty to protect against fire
§ 76-13-207 Determination and collection of costs of fire protection
§ 76-13-208 Nature of assessments for wildland fire protection
§ 76-13-209 Disposition of assessments
§ 76-13-210 Payment under protest
§ 76-13-211 Amount due for protection treated as lien
§ 76-13-212 Duty of landowner to protect against fire
§ 76-13-213 Formula to set landowner assessments for fire protection
§ 76-13-214 Obstruction of aerial wildfire suppression activities — penalty — exceptions

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 76 > Chapter 13 > Part 2 - Provision of Fire Protection Services

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203