36.11.409    BIODIVERSITY - SALVAGE HARVESTING

(1) Salvage of dead and dying material shall be conducted pursuant to 77-5-207, MCA.  Salvage shall occur using site-specific assessment of the economic and ecological consequences, when the material left will be taken by firewood cutters, contribute to spread of insect and disease problems, or pose a human safety concern.  The department shall recognize the role this material plays in maintaining biodiversity.

History: 77-1-202, 77-1-209, 77-5-201, 77-5-204, MCA; IMP, 77-5-116, 77-5-204, 77-5-206, 77-5-207, MCA; NEW, 2003 MAR p. 397, Eff. 3/14/03.