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77-6-507. Formula for fixing annual rental

77-6-507. Formula for fixing annual rental. (1) In this section: (a) ”animal unit” means one cow, one horse, five sheep, or five goats; (b) ”animal-unit-month carrying capacity” means that amount of natural feed necessary for the complete subsistence of one animal unit for 1 month. (2) The board shall establish the per annum rental rate per section of all […]

77-6-508. Effect of competitive bidding

77-6-508. Effect of competitive bidding. Whenever competitive bidding establishes a rental price higher than the rental price established by the board, the board in leasing the lands shall incorporate in the lease conservation requirements as are considered necessary for the protection of the grass or forage crops. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 190, L. 1949; R.C.M. 1947, […]

77-6-401. Pledge or mortgage of leasehold interest in state lands

77-6-401. Pledge or mortgage of leasehold interest in state lands. Any lessee of a grazing or agricultural lease of state lands is authorized to pledge the lease or mortgage the leasehold interest in the lands. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 81-425; amd. Sec. 2570, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

77-6-402. Filing with department required

77-6-402. Filing with department required. The pledgee of such lease or the mortgagee of such leasehold interest shall, within 30 days after receipt of the pledge agreement or mortgage, file it or a certified copy thereof with the department. History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 4, […]

77-6-403. Transfer of lease

77-6-403. Transfer of lease. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), upon due proof that a person has acquired through foreclosure or conveyance the pledgor’s or mortgagor’s leasehold interest, the board shall transfer the lease to that person, who is subject to all the conditions, obligations, and liabilities and entitled to all the rights and privileges […]

77-6-404. Proof of termination of pledge or mortgage to be filed

77-6-404. Proof of termination of pledge or mortgage to be filed. The lessee of any grazing or agricultural lease of or leasehold interest in state lands which is pledged or mortgaged as provided in this part shall, within 30 days after payment of the indebtedness secured thereby or within 30 days after the pledge agreement is […]

77-6-501. Agricultural leases

77-6-501. Agricultural leases. (1) For agricultural land, all leases except lease renewals upon which the lessee has made improvements at the lessee’s expense, as provided in subsection (3), must be continued or made upon a crop share rental basis of not less than one-fourth of the annual crops to the state or the usual landlord’s share […]

77-6-502. Grazing leases

77-6-502. Grazing leases. (1) The rental rate for leasing all state grazing lands must attain full market value based upon the appraised animal-unit-month carrying capacity of the land as provided in 77-6-507. (2) If the board raises the rentals for state grazing lands during the term of any leases of grazing land that are not issued as […]

77-6-503. Leases of city lots, town lots, and commercial property

77-6-503. Leases of city lots, town lots, and commercial property. The fair rental value of state-owned town lots, city lots, and land valuable for commercial development must be determined from time to time by the department with the approval of the board, and a record must be made of the values. State-owned town lots, city lots, […]

77-6-504. Lease rentals for part year

77-6-504. Lease rentals for part year. Lease rentals for agricultural or grazing state land, where the lease term begins after February 28 in the initial year of the lease, shall be for the whole of the yearly rate for the fractional part of the initial year if the lease term begins prior to July 1 in […]