Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK

CHAPTER 5. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTING OR DRIVING OF LIVESTOCK

Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals

Answer To Allegations Concerning Use Of Property

81-5-108. Answer to allegations concerning use of property. Within 20 days after the service of the petition and summons or publication of the summons, as provided in 81-5-104, the owner or claimant of the seized property shall file a verified answer to the allegations concerning the use of the property contained in the petition to institute forfeiture proceedings. Only one 20-day extension of the time for filing the answer may be granted, and failure to answer within 20 days or within the 20-day extension bars the owner or claimants from presenting evidence at any subsequent evidentiary hearing unless extraordinary circumstances exist.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 563, L. 1985.