Montana § 77-5-103 - Role Of Department
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 77-5-103 — Role Of Department, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-5-103. Role Of Department
Role of department. (1) The department shall, under the direction and control of the board, do all the field work in the selection, location, examination, appraisement, and reappraisement of state timberlands. (2) The department shall do all acts required of it by the board, and under the direction of the board, it has general charge of the timberlands of the state. (3) The department shall, under the supervision of the board: (a) execute all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state; (b) direct the protection, improvement, and condition of state forests; (c) take any action authorized by law to prevent and extinguish wildland fires; and (d) enforce the laws pertaining to forest and nonforest lands and prosecute for any violation of those laws.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-5-103 ("Role Of Department") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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