85-2-421. Purpose. The purpose of 85-2-421 through 85-2-424 and 85-2-426 is to facilitate the maintenance of a reliable record of water right ownership.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 674, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 271, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 146, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 70, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 366, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Surface Water and Ground Water
85-2-402. Changes in appropriation rights -- definition
85-2-403. Transfer of appropriation right
85-2-404. Abandonment of appropriation right
85-2-405. Procedure for declaring appropriation rights abandoned
85-2-406. District court supervision of water distribution
85-2-407. Temporary changes in appropriation right
85-2-408. Temporary change authorization for instream flow -- additional requirements
85-2-410. Short-term lease of appropriation right
85-2-411. Water turned into natural channels
85-2-412. Return of surplus water to stream
85-2-413. Diversion of natural flow of waters -- when permitted
85-2-415. Owners of water to sell surplus
85-2-416. Duty of purchaser to dig ditches
85-2-417. Enforcement of right to surplus
85-2-418. Purchaser not to sell surplus water
85-2-420. Change in appropriation right for aquifer recharge or mitigation -- marketing
85-2-423. Water right ownership update form
85-2-428. through 85-2-430 reserved