Montana § 7-33-2126 Annexation Of Adjacent Territory Contained In A Fire District

Montana Statutes

§ 7-33-2126 — Annexation Of Adjacent Territory Contained In A Fire District

Montana § 7-33-2126

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 33FIRE PROTECTION

Part 21Rural Fire Districts

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-33-2126 (2026).

Text

7-33-2126 . Annexation of adjacent territory contained in a fire district.

(1)Adjacent territory that is already a part of a fire district may withdraw from the fire district and become annexed to another fire district in the following manner:

(a)A petition in writing by 40% or more of the owners of real property within the area proposed to be transferred and owners of 40% or more of the taxable value of the property within the area proposed to be transferred must be presented to the county commissioners, asking that the area be transferred to and included in any other organized fire district to which the area is adjacent. The petition must describe the change of boundaries to be affected by the proposed transfer of area.

(b)The commissioners shall hold a hearing on the petition in acco

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7-33-2126 . Annexation of adjacent territory contained in a fire district. (1) Adjacent territory that is already a part of a fire district may withdraw from the fire district and become annexed to another fire district in the following manner:
(a) A petition in writing by 40% or more of the owners of real property within the area proposed to be transferred and owners of 40% or more of the taxable value of the property within the area proposed to be transferred must be presented to the county commissioners, asking that the area be transferred to and included in any other organized fire district to which the area is adjacent. The petition must describe the change of boundaries to be affected by the proposed transfer of area.
(b) The commissioners shall hold a hearing on the petition in accordance with the procedure outlined in 7-33-2142 . The transfer must be allowed unless protests are presented at the hearing by the owners of 40% or more of the real property in either district and owners of property representing 40% or more of the taxable value in either district.
(2) The transfer may be allowed only upon a showing of more advantageous proximity and communications with the firefighting facilities of the other district.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 3237, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2081, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5148, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 5148, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 77, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 49, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 45, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 81, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2008(4)(b); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 499, L. 2007.