2-1-304. Rights, privileges, and immunities reserved to Indians. Nothing in this part shall:
(1) authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States;
(2) authorize regulation of the use of such property in a manner inconsistent with any federal treaty, agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto;
(3) confer jurisdiction upon the state of Montana to adjudicate, in probate proceedings or otherwise, the ownership or right to possession of such property or any interest therein; or
(4) deprive any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community of any right, privilege, or immunity afforded under federal treaty, agreement, statute, or executive order with respect to hunting, trapping, fishing, or the control, licensing, or regulation thereof.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 81, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 83-804.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 1. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Part 3. Jurisdiction on Indian Lands and Indian Culture
2-1-301. Assumption of criminal jurisdiction of Flathead Indian country -- county reimbursement
2-1-303. Date of assumption of jurisdiction -- application of state law in Indian country
2-1-304. Rights, privileges, and immunities reserved to Indians
2-1-305. Indian culture protected
2-1-306. Withdrawal of consent to state jurisdiction
2-1-308. through 2-1-314 reserved
2-1-315. Tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance -- allowed at public events