Montana Statutes
§ 85-1-112 — Navigable Waters
85-1-112 . Navigable waters.
(1)All lakes wholly or partly within this state which have been meandered and returned as navigable by the surveyors employed by the government of the United States and all lakes which are navigable in fact are hereby declared to be navigable and public waters, and all persons shall have the same rights therein and thereto that they have in and to any other navigable or public waters.
(2)All rivers and streams which have been meandered and returned as navigable by the surveyors employed by the government of the United States and all rivers and streams which are navigable in fact are hereby declared navigable.
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Legislative History
En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 95, L. 1933; re-en. Secs. 3717.1, 3717.2, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 26-336, 26-337.
Nearby Sections
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§ 85-1-101
Policy Considerations§ 85-1-102
Definitions§ 85-1-103
Interpretation Of Title§ 85-1-104
Through 85-1-110 Reserved§ 85-1-111
Public Ways§ 85-1-112
Navigable Waters§ 85-1-113
Through 85-1-120 Reserved§ 85-1-121
Repealed§ 85-1-122
Clark Fork River§ 85-1-201
Rules§ 85-1-202
Repealed§ 85-1-203
State Water Plan§ 85-1-204
Department Powers Over State Water§ 85-1-206
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