HB79

Montana HB79 exempts small-scale activities from fire hazard reduction agreements and requires written exemptions for certain minimum slash hazard.

Montana HB79 modifies fire hazard reduction agreements by exempting small-scale activities, including firewood harvesting, from the need for such agreements. It also mandates a written exemption for activities that create a minimum slash hazard. The bill defines "small-scale activity" as activities where the amount of forest products sold does not exceed a single log truck load or is less than 5,000 board feet. The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation must review and adjust master fire hazard reduction agreement bond amounts annually based on the volume of timber harvested.