Montana Statutes
§ 82-2-302 — Ascertaining Ownership Of Land
Montana § 82-2-302
JurisdictionMontana
Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS
Ch. 2MINING GENERALLY
Part 3Landowner Notification of Surface Operations
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 82-2-302 (2026).
Text
82-2-302 . Ascertaining ownership of land. All prospectors for minerals, miners, or other persons contemplating surface disturbance by mechanical equipment other than hand tools on lands within the state of Montana are required to ascertain the ownership and possessory right of any land before performing any such operations causing surface disturbance such as road or trail building or any other work disturbing the surface on such land.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2, Ch. 335, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1302.
Nearby Sections
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§ 82-2-101
Manner Of Locating Claim§ 82-2-102
Record Of Certificate Of Location§ 82-2-103
Affidavit Of Performance Of Annual Work§ 82-2-104
Millsites§ 82-2-105
Relocation Of Abandoned Claim§ 82-2-106
Rights Of Relocator§ 82-2-107
Amended Location§ 82-2-108
Relocation By Owner§ 82-2-110
Rights Of Third Persons Not Affected§ 82-2-111
Validating Locations Already Made§ 82-2-113
Effect Of Patent§ 82-2-114
Amended Locations§ 82-2-115
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 82-2-302, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/2/82-2-302.