Montana § 70-16-201 Owner Of Land Bounded By Water

Montana Statutes

§ 70-16-201 — Owner Of Land Bounded By Water

Montana § 70-16-201

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 16RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS INCIDENTAL TO OWNERSHIP IN REAL PROPERTY

Part 2Adjoining Landowners and Boundaries -- Fences

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-201 (2026).

Text

70-16-201 . Owner of land bounded by water. Except where the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of the land, when it borders upon a navigable lake or stream, takes to the edge of the lake or stream at low-water mark; when it borders upon any other water, the owner takes to the middle of the lake or stream.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 1291, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4529, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6771, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 830; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 267; re-en. Sec. 6771, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-712.