7-2-4208. Annexation across county boundaries. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), in all instances of annexation allowed under parts 42 through 47 of this chapter, a municipal governing body may not annex territory in a county that is different from the county in which the municipality is located.
(2) Annexation by a municipality of territory in a county that is different from the county in which the municipality is located may occur only if the municipality and the county execute an interlocal agreement that provides for a joint city-county planning board and jurisdictional equality.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Creation, Alteration, and Abandonment of Local Governments
Part 42. Addition to Municipalities
7-2-4201. Additions to municipalities
7-2-4202. Control of additions
7-2-4203. Imposition of conditions for approval of addition
7-2-4204. Applicability of part
7-2-4205. Provision of services
7-2-4206. and 7-2-4207 reserved
7-2-4208. Annexation across county boundaries
7-2-4210. When land conclusively presumed to be annexed
7-2-4211. Inclusion of roads, rights-of-way, and parks in annexation