Montana Statutes

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

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 8 ACQUISITION, TRANSFER, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS·Part 27 County Land Advisory Boards

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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Legislative History

En. Sec. 5, Ch. 67, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4573.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1505; amd. Sec. 519, Ch. 61, L. 2007.

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