Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO SERVICES

Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance

Determining Special District Boundaries

7-11-1006. Determining special district boundaries. (1) The boundaries of the proposed special district must be mapped, clearly described, and made available to the public at the time of the publication of the notice of public hearing pursuant to 7-11-1007 before the district may be approved.

(2) The governing body or petitioners shall consult with a professional land surveyor, as defined in 37-67-101, to prepare a legal description of the boundaries for the proposed special district.

(3) The boundaries must follow property ownership, precinct, school district, municipal, and county lines as far as practical.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 171, L. 2013.