85-20-111. Department to make record available
85-20-111. Department to make record available. The department shall furnish and make available to the Yellowstone River Compact commission, from the records filed in its office, all appropriative rights acquired after January 1, 1950, to the use of the waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River in the state of Montana, the amount of […]
85-20-112. Services of county attorneys
85-20-112. Services of county attorneys. The county attorneys of the state shall perform such legal services and bring such proceedings in carrying out the purposes of this part within their respective counties as the department shall require. History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 162, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-915.
85-20-113. Penalty
85-20-113. Penalty. Any person who violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of this part or any order or rule adopted by the board or department pursuant thereto or the Yellowstone River Compact is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $200 for […]
85-20-114. through 85-20-120 reserved
85-20-114 through 85-20-120 reserved.
85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired
85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired. Nothing contained in Chapter 280, Laws of 1965, shall in any manner impair the obligations of the state of Montana under the Yellowstone River Compact. History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 280, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 89-103.7.
85-20-103. Definitions
85-20-103. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply: (1) ”Department” means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33. (2) ”Divert” and “diversion” mean the taking or removing of water from any interstate tributary or any tributary thereof, when the water so taken or […]
85-20-104. Filing written statement with department
85-20-104. Filing written statement with department. (1) A person claiming an appropriative right to the use of any water of any interstate tributary that was acquired after January 1, 1950, shall, within 60 days after February 25, 1953, or before the person diverts any water, file with the department at its office in Helena, Montana, a […]
85-20-105. Duty to install measuring devices
85-20-105. Duty to install measuring devices. A person claiming an appropriative right to use any waters of any interstate tributary of the Yellowstone River that was acquired after January 1, 1950, shall, after February 25, 1953, and before the person diverts any water, install in the person’s ditch or other means of diversion a weir or […]
85-20-106. Duty to measure water
85-20-106. Duty to measure water. Each claimant shall measure all the water being diverted by the claimant, keep accurate records of the diversion on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and, within 15 days after November 1 of each year, file the written records with the department at its office in Helena, Montana. History: En. Sec. […]
85-20-107. Status of prior rights
85-20-107. Status of prior rights. The rights to the beneficial use of any water of any interstate tributary of the Yellowstone River acquired prior to and including January 1, 1950, shall not be impaired by or subject to this part. History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 92, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 89-910.