7-8-2602. Authorization to create county forests. (1) The board of county commissioners of any county in Montana is hereby authorized to create county forests from any lands in such county which:
(a) are principally valuable for the timber thereon or for the growing of timber; and
(b) have been acquired by such county by tax deed and have been offered for sale at public auction and not sold or have been acquired by such county by exchange for lands acquired by tax deed.
(2) Such county forests shall be established by resolution of the board and may be discontinued by resolution of said board.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 70, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 28-501.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings
7-8-2601. Protection of forests
7-8-2602. Authorization to create county forests
7-8-2603. Exchange of tax-deed lands for timber lands
7-8-2604. Procedure for sale of timber or other crops
7-8-2605. Formal sale agreement
7-8-2606. Bond to insure performance of agreement
7-8-2607. Procedure upon breach of agreement
7-8-2608. Permits for domestic use of dead and down timber
7-8-2609. Permits for small commercial timber harvest