Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE

CHAPTER 16. GRAZING DISTRICTS

Part 4. Grazing Permit System

Compensation To State District For Range Improvements

76-16-410. Compensation to state district for range improvements. Subsequent lessees or owners of land shall compensate a state district for the value of range improvements constructed with the consent of the owner upon lands leased by the state district. The value must be the value at the expiration date of the lease. If the owner and the state district cannot agree as to the value, the state district may either remove or abandon the improvement. If the subsequent lessee and the state district cannot agree as to the value, it must be fixed by the commission.

History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 208, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-2323; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 31, L. 2001.