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Part 1. General Provisions
76-16-101. Short title - 76-16-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...
76-16-102. Purpose - 76-16-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide...
76-16-103. Definitions - 76-16-103. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter,...
76-16-104. Role of the commission - 76-16-104. Role of the commission. (1) The commission shall assist...
76-16-105. Repealed - 76-16-105. Repealed. Sec. 45, Ch. 31, L. 2001. History: En....
76-16-106. Commission fees - 76-16-106. Commission fees. (1) The commission may impose fees against...
76-16-107. Range for wild game animals - 76-16-107. Range for wild game animals. In each state district...
76-16-108. Nature of rights - 76-16-108. Nature of rights. (1) Grazing preferences or rights under...
76-16-109. Appeal procedure - 76-16-109. Appeal procedure. (1) Notice of a decision of a...
76-16-110. Administrative procedure act applicable - 76-16-110. Administrative procedure act applicable. The Montana Administrative Procedure Act...
76-16-111. What constitutes receipt of notice - 76-16-111. What constitutes receipt of notice. In all cases where...
76-16-112. Creation of Montana grass conservation commission -- membership -- meetings -- compensation - 76-16-112. Creation of Montana grass conservation commission -- membership --...
76-16-113. Powers of commission - 76-16-113. Powers of commission. The commission has all the powers...
Part 2. Establishment of Districts
76-16-201. Procedure to incorporate state district - 76-16-201. Procedure to incorporate state district. (1) If three or...
76-16-202. Notice and hearing on question of incorporation - 76-16-202. Notice and hearing on question of incorporation. (1) The...
76-16-203. Certificate of approval - 76-16-203. Certificate of approval. If the creation of the state...
76-16-204. Articles of incorporation - 76-16-204. Articles of incorporation. (1) Upon the issuance of the...
76-16-205. Issuance of certificate of incorporation - 76-16-205. Issuance of certificate of incorporation. If the articles substantially...
76-16-206. Amending articles of incorporation - 76-16-206. Amending articles of incorporation. (1) A state district may...
76-16-207. Filing of map or plat of state district - 76-16-207. Filing of map or plat of state district. A...
76-16-208. Adoption of bylaws and periodic review -- annual report - 76-16-208. Adoption of bylaws and periodic review -- annual report....
76-16-209. Alteration of state district - 76-16-209. Alteration of state district. (1) A state district may...
76-16-210. Request for dissolution of state district - 76-16-210. Request for dissolution of state district. A state district,...
76-16-211. Dissolution of state district - 76-16-211. Dissolution of state district. (1) If a state district...
76-16-212. Distribution of state district assets - 76-16-212. Distribution of state district assets. (1) When a hearing...
76-16-213. Final report on dissolution proceedings - 76-16-213. Final report on dissolution proceedings. A final report of...
Part 3. Organization, Administration, and Operation
76-16-301. Powers and duties of directors - 76-16-301. Powers and duties of directors. The directors of the...
76-16-302. Membership in state district - 76-16-302. Membership in state district. (1) Membership in a state...
76-16-303. Voting rights - 76-16-303. Voting rights. Only permittee members in good standing as...
76-16-304. Effect of transfer of land - 76-16-304. Effect of transfer of land. When a member disposes...
76-16-305. Acquisition and disposal of property - 76-16-305. Acquisition and disposal of property. A state district may:...
76-16-306. Management of grazing lands - 76-16-306. Management of grazing lands. A state district may: (1)...
76-16-307. Leasing of state lands - 76-16-307. Leasing of state lands. State land that is situated...
76-16-308. Regulation of stock grazing in state district - 76-16-308. Regulation of stock grazing in state district. A state...
76-16-309. Knowledge of state district boundaries responsibility of livestock owner - 76-16-309. Knowledge of state district boundaries responsibility of livestock owner....
76-16-310. Permit required to run livestock in state district - 76-16-310. Permit required to run livestock in state district. (1)...
76-16-311. Control of trespassing livestock - 76-16-311. Control of trespassing livestock. (1) The state district or...
76-16-312. Impoundment of trespassing livestock - 76-16-312. Impoundment of trespassing livestock. The state district or the...
76-16-313. Release of livestock - 76-16-313. Release of livestock. Upon demand, the state district or...
76-16-314. Recovery of excess charge for damages - 76-16-314. Recovery of excess charge for damages. If the amount...
76-16-315. Procedure upon inability to locate person responsible for trespassing livestock - 76-16-315. Procedure upon inability to locate person responsible for trespassing...
76-16-316. Sale of trespassing livestock - 76-16-316. Sale of trespassing livestock. (1) Upon receipt of the...
76-16-317. Disposition of sale proceeds - 76-16-317. Disposition of sale proceeds. (1) The proceeds of the...
76-16-318. Unlawful recovery of trespassing livestock - 76-16-318. Unlawful recovery of trespassing livestock. Any person taking or...
76-16-319. No liability for official acts - 76-16-319. No liability for official acts. An officer, the commission,...
76-16-320. Maintenance of fences - 76-16-320. Maintenance of fences. (1) The cost of construction and...
76-16-321. Construction of trespass and fence provisions - 76-16-321. Construction of trespass and fence provisions. (1) Sections 76-16-310...
76-16-322. Fence-out requirement - 76-16-322. Fence-out requirement. Farming lands lying within the external boundaries...
76-16-323. State district finances - 76-16-323. State district finances. A state district may: (1) fix...
76-16-324. Lawsuits involving district - 76-16-324. Lawsuits involving district. A state district may sue or...
76-16-325. Compliance with commission orders required - 76-16-325. Compliance with commission orders required. (1) If a state...
Part 4. Grazing Permit System
76-16-401. Distribution of grazing preferences - 76-16-401. Distribution of grazing preferences. When a state district is...
76-16-402. Conversion of temporary permittee lands to dependent commensurate property - 76-16-402. Conversion of temporary permittee lands to dependent commensurate property....
76-16-403. Procedure if reduction in grazing privileges necessary - 76-16-403. Procedure if reduction in grazing privileges necessary. (1) If...
76-16-404. Application for grazing preferences - 76-16-404. Application for grazing preferences. Any person entitled to grazing...
76-16-405. Grazing preferences appurtenant to dependent commensurate property and commensurate property - 76-16-405. Grazing preferences appurtenant to dependent commensurate property and commensurate...
76-16-406. Transfer of grazing preferences - 76-16-406. Transfer of grazing preferences. (1) Upon application by a...
76-16-407. Processing of application for transfer - 76-16-407. Processing of application for transfer. (1) When an application...
76-16-408. Effect of transfer of grazing preference - 76-16-408. Effect of transfer of grazing preference. Upon the allowance...
76-16-409. Transfer of underlying property - 76-16-409. Transfer of underlying property. (1) When the land to...
76-16-410. Compensation to state district for range improvements - 76-16-410. Compensation to state district for range improvements. Subsequent lessees...
76-16-411. Grazing permits to owners of land not controlled by state district - 76-16-411. Grazing permits to owners of land not controlled by...
76-16-412. Revocation of grazing preferences upon failure to obtain permits, pay fees, or obey rules - 76-16-412. Revocation of grazing preferences upon failure to obtain permits,...
76-16-413. Effect of revocation - 76-16-413. Effect of revocation. (1) When a grazing preference is...
76-16-414. Equalization of state district assets - 76-16-414. Equalization of state district assets. (1) Whenever a state...
76-16-415. Application to trespass actions - 76-16-415. Application to trespass actions. Sections 76-16-405 through 76-16-409, 76-16-412,...