77-6-202. Lease by competitive bidding — full market value required
77-6-202. Lease by competitive bidding — full market value required. When the department receives an application to lease an unleased tract, it shall advertise for bids on the tract. The tract must be leased to the highest bidder unless the board determines that the bid is not in the state’s best interest for the reasons set […]
77-6-203. Bid deposit
77-6-203. Bid deposit. (1) A person bidding for the lease of state lands shall deposit with the department, as evidence of good faith, a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order in an amount equal to 100% of the annual rental bid in the case of grazing land and an amount equal to $20 per acre […]
77-6-107. Leases of land wanted for both agricultural and grazing use
77-6-107. Leases of land wanted for both agricultural and grazing use. If there are applications or bids for renting certain land for grazing purposes and also applications or bids for renting the same land for agricultural purposes, an inspection of the land shall be made by the department at the earliest practical opportunity and a determination […]
77-6-108. Who may lease
77-6-108. Who may lease. A person may not lease state lands, except one who is the head of a family, unless the person has attained 18 years of age. An eligible person and an association, company, or corporation authorized to hold lands under lease may lease state lands and may hold more than one lease to […]
77-6-109. Duration of agricultural or grazing lease
77-6-109. Duration of agricultural or grazing lease. Except as provided in 77-6-116, a lease for agricultural or grazing lands may not be for a period other than 5 or 10 years. History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 60, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 42, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1805.23, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 65, L. […]
77-6-110. Lease expiration dates
77-6-110. Lease expiration dates. Except as provided in 77-6-116, all leases for agricultural lands, grazing lands issued after February 27, 1939, no matter on what date issued, shall expire on February 28 within 10 years from the date on which the lease becomes effective. History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.24, R.C.M. 1935; […]
77-6-111. Terminated
77-6-111. Terminated. Sec. 2, Ch. 304, L. 1977. History: En. 81-407.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 81-407.1.
77-6-112. Liens on crops and improvements
77-6-112. Liens on crops and improvements. (1) The state has a lien upon all crops growing upon any of its land and upon the crops after they have been separated from the land for any rentals and penalties due or delinquent under the lease on the land or becoming due during the calendar year in which […]
77-6-113. Lease conditions — cancellation
77-6-113. Lease conditions — cancellation. (1) It is a condition of all leases of agricultural or grazing state lands that: (a) in the case of agricultural lands, the lessee shall observe the ordinary rules for good management of agricultural lands and shall handle the leased land with the view of maintaining its productivity and minimizing wind and […]
77-6-114. Repealed
77-6-114. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 313, L. 2007. History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 195, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 90, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 228, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1715(part); amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 607, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 124, Ch. 114, L. 2003.