TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Part 5. Stream Protection

Vested Water Rights Preserved And Emergency Actions Excepted

87-5-506. Vested water rights preserved and emergency actions excepted. This part shall not operate or be so construed as to impair, diminish, divest, or control any existing or vested water rights under the laws of the state of Montana or the United States or operate in emergencies such as floods, ice jams, or other conditions causing emergency handling.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 10, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1506.