Montana Statutes
§ 77-3-408 — Certain State Officers Not To Be Interested In Leases
Montana § 77-3-408
JurisdictionMontana
Title 77STATE LANDS
Ch. 3ROCK, MINERAL, COAL, OIL, AND GAS RESOURCES
Part 4Oil and Gas
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 77-3-408 (2026).
Text
77-3-408 . Certain state officers not to be interested in leases. It is unlawful for any officer or employee of any agency of the executive branch of state government who is required to inspect or examine oil or gas wells or otherwise to gather field information in regard to prospecting for oil and gas or the production thereof to lease or to become interested in any manner in any oil or gas lease on state lands.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 20, Ch. 108, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 171, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1882.20, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1720.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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
Modification Of Lease ProvisionsCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Montana § 77-3-408, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/3/77-3-408.