Montana § 7-8-2701 State Policy For Resource Management

Montana Statutes

§ 7-8-2701 — State Policy For Resource Management

Montana § 7-8-2701

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 8ACQUISITION, TRANSFER, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS

Part 27County Land Advisory Boards

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-8-2701 (2026).

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7-8-2701 . State policy for resource management. It is the policy of the state of Montana:

(1)to promote the conservation of the natural resources of the state;

(2)to provide for the conservation, protection, and development of forage plants and for the beneficial use of forage plants for grazing by livestock, under regulations that may be considered necessary;

(3)to put into crop production only properly fitted lands;

(4)to encourage the storage and conservation of water for livestock and irrigation;

(5)to place the farming and livestock industries upon a permanent and solid foundation;

(6)to extend preference in sales and leases of lands to resident farmers, stockgrowers, and taxpayers; and

(7)to gradually restore to private ownership the immense areas of lands that have passed in

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7-8-2701 . State policy for resource management. It is the policy of the state of Montana:
(1) to promote the conservation of the natural resources of the state;
(2) to provide for the conservation, protection, and development of forage plants and for the beneficial use of forage plants for grazing by livestock, under regulations that may be considered necessary;
(3) to put into crop production only properly fitted lands;
(4) to encourage the storage and conservation of water for livestock and irrigation;
(5) to place the farming and livestock industries upon a permanent and solid foundation;
(6) to extend preference in sales and leases of lands to resident farmers, stockgrowers, and taxpayers; and
(7) to gradually restore to private ownership the immense areas of lands that have passed into county ownership because of tax delinquencies.