7-8-2603. Exchange of tax-deed lands for timber lands. After any lands acquired by the county by tax deed have been offered for sale at public auction and not sold, the board of county commissioners may exchange such lands for other lands which are principally valuable for the timber thereon or for the growing of timber if, in the opinion of such board, it is in the best interests of such county to acquire such other lands for the purpose of creating county forests or for the purpose of consolidating such lands with then-existing county forests.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 70, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 28-502.
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