27-1-724. Limits on liability of livestock owner or property owner in accidents involving motor vehicles and livestock. (1) Except as provided in Title 60, chapter 7, part 2, for the highways referred to in 60-7-201, a person owning, controlling, or in possession of livestock or a person owning property has no duty to keep livestock from wandering on highways and is not subject to liability for damages to any property or for injury to a person caused by an accident involving a motor vehicle and livestock unless the owner of the livestock or property was grossly negligent or engaged in intentional misconduct.
(2) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Highway" has the meaning provided in 60-1-103(17);
(b) "Livestock" has the meaning provided in 15-1-101; and
(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or association.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 28, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 1. Availability of Remedies -- Liability
27-1-701. Liability for negligence as well as willful acts
27-1-703. Multiple defendants -- determination of liability
27-1-704. Release -- covenant not to sue
27-1-705. Several liability -- purpose -- pleading -- determination -- nonparties
27-1-706. Effect of a release or covenant not to sue
27-1-708. Liability of landowner to trespasser
27-1-709. Property owner's immunity from damage caused by use of property unlawfully taken
27-1-710. Civil liability for injuries involving alcohol consumption
27-1-711. Liability of minor or person of unsound mind for own torts -- exemplary damages
27-1-712. Liability for damages for deceit
27-1-713. Duty to restore thing wrongfully acquired or retained
27-1-714. Limits on liability for emergency care rendered at scene of accident or emergency
27-1-715. Liability of owner of vicious dog
27-1-716. Immunity of persons donating food for free distribution
27-1-718. Civil penalty for shoplifting
27-1-719. Liability of seller of product for physical harm to user or consumer
27-1-720. Liability -- defect in design of firearms or ammunition
27-1-721. Immunity of certain firearms and hunter safety or hunter education instructors
27-1-722. Civil damages immunity for injury caused by legal use of force
27-1-727. Equine activity liability limitations
27-1-728. Mule and horseracing -- exception
27-1-729. and 27-1-730 reserved
27-1-731. Individual immunity for and indemnification of ditch company employees -- definitions
27-1-732. Immunity of nonprofit corporation officers, directors, and volunteers
27-1-734. Limits on liability of health care provider in emergency situations
27-1-735. Emergency communications systems -- lawful release of information
27-1-738. Health care provider's responsibility for others
27-1-739. Liability of health care provider for reduced chance of recovery caused by malpractice
27-1-740. Ridesharing -- limits on employer liability
27-1-743. Operator's responsibilities
27-1-744. Passenger responsibilities and prohibitions
27-1-746. Duty of health care provider performing third-party medical examination
27-1-747. Claims and damages based on birth of child prohibited
27-1-748. through 27-1-750 reserved
27-1-753. Limitation on liability in sport or recreational opportunity