Montana § 7-14-2305 Construction Of Drains And Ditches To Preserve Roads

Montana Statutes

§ 7-14-2305 — Construction Of Drains And Ditches To Preserve Roads

Montana § 7-14-2305

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 14TRANSPORTATION

Part 23County Road Superintendent

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-14-2305 (2026).

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7-14-2305 . Construction of drains and ditches to preserve roads.

(1)The superintendent may open or construct drains and ditches for making and preserving roads and highways, doing as little injury as may be possible to the adjoining land.

(2)Any person who stops or obstructs any drain or ditch so constructed forfeits the sum of $50, to be recovered by the superintendent or board of county commissioners in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(3)Any person aggrieved by the act of the superintendent may make a written complaint to the board, which, if it finds the complaint valid, may pay damages out of the county road fund.

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7-14-2305 . Construction of drains and ditches to preserve roads. (1) The superintendent may open or construct drains and ditches for making and preserving roads and highways, doing as little injury as may be possible to the adjoining land.
(2) Any person who stops or obstructs any drain or ditch so constructed forfeits the sum of $50, to be recovered by the superintendent or board of county commissioners in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the act of the superintendent may make a written complaint to the board, which, if it finds the complaint valid, may pay damages out of the county road fund.