1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 85
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 2
  5. 85-2-226 Abandonment by failure to file claim

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 85. WATER USE

CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER

Part 2. Adjudication of Water Rights

Abandonment By Failure To File Claim

85-2-226. Abandonment by failure to file claim. The failure to file a claim of an existing right as required by 85-2-221(1) establishes a conclusive presumption of abandonment of that right.

History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 697, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 629, L. 1993.