Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 8. ACQUISITION, TRANSFER, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS

Part 26. County Forests

Authorization To Create County Forests

7-8-2602. Authorization to create county forests. (1) The board of county commissioners of any county in Montana is hereby authorized to create county forests from any lands in such county which:

(a) are principally valuable for the timber thereon or for the growing of timber; and

(b) have been acquired by such county by tax deed and have been offered for sale at public auction and not sold or have been acquired by such county by exchange for lands acquired by tax deed.

(2) Such county forests shall be established by resolution of the board and may be discontinued by resolution of said board.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 70, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 28-501.