77-2-312. Subdivision of lands in or near municipalities. (1) Lands within the limits of a town or city or within 3 miles of the limits must be subdivided into lots or tracts of 5 acres or less before being offered for sale.
     (2) When tracts of 5 acres or less have been sold, the board shall, as necessary, cause the plat to be filed with the clerk and recorder of the county in which the land is situated, but if a person purchases two or more adjoining lots or tracts, the adjoining lots must at the option of the purchaser be included in one certificate of purchase.

     History: En. Sec. 68, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.68, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 100, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-905(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 1993.