Montana Statutes

§ 85-5-407 — Appointment Of Water Commissioner After Final Decree

Montana·Title 85 WATER USE·Ch. 5 WATER COMMISSIONERS AND WATER MEDIATORS·Part 4 Water Ditches Under Joint or Corporate Control
85-5-407 . Appointment of water commissioner after final decree. When the rights of the respective parties in an action to the use of the waters flowing in a ditch are adjudicated, the judge of the district court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, upon the application of the owners of at least 10% of the waters of the ditch, may, in the exercise of the judge's discretion, appoint a water commissioner to divide, apportion, and distribute the waters of the ditch to the respective parties according to their respective rights as set forth in the decree. When a commissioner is appointed under the provisions of this chapter to apportion and distribute the waters of the stream from which the water flowing in a ditch is taken, the commissioner shall, when directed by the judge or court, ap

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 7, Ch. 181, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7158, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7158, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1023; amd. Sec. 301, Ch. 42, L. 1997.

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