{"data":{"id":"us-mt/76-13-905","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"76-13-905","heading":"(Effective on occurrence of contingency) Liability.","body":"A certified prescribed fire manager or a landowner or landowner's agent using a certified prescribed fire manager who conducts a prescribed fire in compliance with this part and the rules adopted by the department is not liable for injury to or destruction of property arising from a wildfire, except to the extent evidence demonstrates that:\n(1) an action or omission of the certified prescribed fire manager, landowner, or landowner's agent constituted negligence or a higher degree of fault; and\n(2) the action or omission caused or contributed to the cause of the wildfire or caused or contributed to the wildfire spreading.","path":["TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE","CHAPTER 13. TIMBER RESOURCES","Part 9. Prescribed Fire Manager Certification and Liability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0760/chapter_0130/part_0090/section_0050/0760-0130-0090-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:09Z","sha256":"bf3be66ea781ae87fe2a80b2e8e8b05847cf5c69071a7cd71f337f574149afc4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/76-13-904","next":"us-mt/76-13-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}