85-16-101. Who may build wharves and docks. Any person or persons owning land bordering upon any of the navigable waters within the state are granted a license and permit to build docks and wharves over, across, and upon the lands under water belonging to the state. Such docks and wharves shall be extended out into such […]
85-16-102. Public use of wharves and docks. All docks and wharves built on any of the navigable waters of the state shall be public docks and wharves, and all boats, vessels, and steamboats plying such navigable waters shall have a right to land thereat and take on and discharge their cargoes and passengers thereon. The owner […]
85-16-103. Revocation of license. The license granted in 85-16-101 to build docks and wharves over and upon the lands under the navigable waters of this state conveys no title in such lands, and such license may be revoked by the state of Montana at any time. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1607, […]
85-16-104. Land under navigable water. By the term “land under water” is meant all land under any navigable waters of this state extending from high-water mark, or from the meander line where the shores of lakes or streams have been meandered, to the lake or stream. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1608, […]
85-16-105. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1979. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1609, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1609, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-605.
