Montana Statutes
§ 77-3-405 — Leased Lands To Be Generally Compact And Contiguous
Montana § 77-3-405
JurisdictionMontana
Title 77STATE LANDS
Ch. 3ROCK, MINERAL, COAL, OIL, AND GAS RESOURCES
Part 4Oil and Gas
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 77-3-405 (2026).
Text
77-3-405 . Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous.
(1)The lands shall be leased in as compact bodies as the form and areas of the tracts held by the state and offered for lease will permit.
(2)No lease may embrace noncontiguous subdivisions of lands unless the subdivisions are within an area comprising not more than 1 square mile.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 22, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 85, Ch. 428, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 379, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1702.1(3).
Nearby Sections
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§ 77-3-101
Definitions§ 77-3-103
Prospecting Permits Authorized§ 77-3-104
Notice Of Permit Or Lease Approval§ 77-3-105
Assignment Of Leases Or Permits§ 77-3-107
Through 77-3-110 Reserved§ 77-3-111
Applications For Mining Lease§ 77-3-112
Examination Of Lands Prior To Leasing§ 77-3-113
Quantity Of Lands Covered By Lease§ 77-3-115
Lease Provisions§ 77-3-116
Royalty Provisions§ 77-3-117
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 77-3-405, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/3/77-3-405.