77-5-303. Standards for forest practices in streamside management zones. (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. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 608, L. 1991.
Montana Legal Code
§ 77-5-303
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