{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-5-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-5-401","heading":"Title -- purpose.","body":"This part may be cited as the \"Community and Urban Forestry Act\". The purpose of the act is to:\n(1) encourage the planting, maintenance, and management of trees in municipalities and counties;\n(2) maximize the potential of trees and vegetative cover in improving the quality of the environment;\n(3) encourage the coordination of state and local agency activities and maximize citizen participation in the development and implementation of community and urban forestry-related programs;\n(4) foster healthy economic activity for the state's community and urban forestry-related businesses through cooperative and supportive contracts with the private business sector;\n(5) facilitate the creation of jobs related to community and urban forestry activities, including opportunities for retraining and employing displaced timber resource workers; and\n(6) provide meaningful voluntary opportunities for the state's citizens and organizations interested in community and urban forestry activities.","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 5. TIMBER RESOURCES","Part 4. Community and Urban Forestry Program"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0010/0770-0050-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:27Z","sha256":"652ef4bd169db13ab46765afe91548ef29b5c354d6fbfd6e744758505814e41d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-5-307","next":"us-mt/77-5-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}