77-1-805. Liability of state and lessee. (1) The provisions of 70-16-302 that limit the liability of a landowner or the landowner's tenant for the recreational use of property apply to the state and any lessee of state lands used for general recreational purposes.
(2) The lessee is not responsible for the suppression of or for damages resulting from a fire on the leased land caused by a general recreational user, except that a lessee who observes a fire caused by a general recreational user shall make reasonable efforts to suppress the fire or report it to the proper firefighting authority.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2543, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands
Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands
77-1-802. Recreational use -- fee
77-1-804. Rules for recreational use of state lands -- penalty
77-1-805. Liability of state and lessee
77-1-806. Prior notification to lessee of recreational use -- trespass -- penalty
77-1-808. State lands recreational use
77-1-809. Compensation for damage to improvements, growing crops, or livestock
77-1-810. Weed control management
77-1-811. through 77-1-814 reserved