Montana § 85-2-416 Duty Of Purchaser To Dig Ditches

Montana Statutes

§ 85-2-416 — Duty Of Purchaser To Dig Ditches

Montana § 85-2-416

Title 85WATER USE

Ch. 2SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER

Part 4Utilization of Water

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Mont. Code Ann. § 85-2-416 (2026).

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85-2-416 . Duty of purchaser to dig ditches. A person desiring to purchase surplus water pursuant to 85-2-415 shall, at the person's own cost and expense, construct or dig the necessary flumes or ditches to receive and convey the surplus water desired by the person and pay or tender to the person having the right to the use, sale, or disposal of that water an amount equal to the necessary cost and expense of tapping any gulch, stream, reservoir, ditch, flume, or aqueduct and putting in gates, gauges, or other proper and necessary appliances usual and customary, and until that work is done, the delivery of the surplus water may not be required as provided in 85-2-415 .

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85-2-416 . Duty of purchaser to dig ditches. A person desiring to purchase surplus water pursuant to 85-2-415 shall, at the person's own cost and expense, construct or dig the necessary flumes or ditches to receive and convey the surplus water desired by the person and pay or tender to the person having the right to the use, sale, or disposal of that water an amount equal to the necessary cost and expense of tapping any gulch, stream, reservoir, ditch, flume, or aqueduct and putting in gates, gauges, or other proper and necessary appliances usual and customary, and until that work is done, the delivery of the surplus water may not be required as provided in 85-2-415 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, p. 406, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 743, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 1264, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 1898, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4861, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7114, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7114, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-824; amd. Sec. 2764, Ch. 56, L. 2009.