76-16-201. Procedure to incorporate state district. - Montana Statutes

     76-16-201. Procedure to incorporate state district. (1) If three or more persons who own or control commensurate property and are livestock operators within the area proposed to be created into a state district decide to incorporate a state district, they shall submit a statement in writing to the commission together with a plat showing the proposed boundaries of the area.
     (2) The statement must set forth the name of the proposed state district, the county or counties in which the proposed state district is located, and the names and addresses of all operators of land and livestock units within the area. The commission may require any additional information it considers necessary.
     (3) On receipt of the statement and plat and any additional information, the commission shall fix a time and place of a hearing for approval within the state district or county, which may not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days after receipt of the statement.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 208, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 199, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-2309(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 401, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 31, L. 2001.