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Mont. Code Ann. § 85-2-421 (2026)

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  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 85
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 4
  5. 85-2-421 Purpose

TITLE 85. WATER USE

CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER

Part 4. Utilization of Water

Purpose

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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Matter of the Activities of Dnrc (Mont. 2006).
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Matter of the Activities of Dnrc (Mont. 2006). · cites it 6× “(49) “Ownership Update” means the updating of the department’s water right ownership records by the filing of an Ownership Update Form, Form #608, formerly known as a water right transfer certificate, pursuant to §§ 85-2-421 through 85-2- 426, MCA. The department’s form does not…”
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