Montana § 70-18-204 Island Formed In Nonnavigable Stream

Montana Statutes

§ 70-18-204 — Island Formed In Nonnavigable Stream

Montana § 70-18-204

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 18REAL PROPERTY -- ACCESSION FIXTURES AND WATERCOURSES

Part 2Watercourses

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-18-204 (2026).

Text

70-18-204 . Island formed in nonnavigable stream. An island or accumulation of land formed in a stream which is not navigable belongs to the owner of the shore on that side where the island or accumulation is formed or, if not formed on one side only, to the owners of the shore on the two sides, divided by an imaginary line drawn through the middle of the river.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 1404, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4576, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6823, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1017; Field Civ. C. Sec. 446; re-en. Sec. 6823, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-1305.