Montana Code 77-5-307. Rulemaking
77-5-307. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules:
Terms Used In Montana Code 77-5-307
- Alternative practices: means forest practices that are:
(a)conducted in the streamside management zone and that are different from practices required by rules adopted under this part;
(b)designed for site-specific conditions encountered during a timber sale; and
(c)subject to department approval under 77-5-303. See Montana Code 77-5-302
- Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in 2-15-3301. See Montana Code 77-5-302
- Forest practices: means , within a timber sale, the harvesting of trees, road construction or reconstruction associated with harvesting and accessing trees, site preparation for regeneration of a timber stand, reforestation, and management of logging slash. See Montana Code 77-5-302
- zone: means a stream, lake, or other body of water and an adjacent area of varying width where management practices that might affect wildlife habitat or water quality, fish, or other aquatic resources need to be modified. See Montana Code 77-5-302
(1)implementing each of the management standards provided in 77-5-303;
(2)providing specific direction necessary for owners and operators to understand and comply with the management standards, including additional definition of the streamside management zone and the forest practices permissible within the zone;
(3)providing alternative practices for the standards provided for in 77-5-303; and
(4)regulating the harvest of timber in streamside management zones.