76-5-208. Orders and rules. - Montana Statutes

     76-5-208. Orders and rules. (1) The department may adopt orders and rules that are necessary to implement parts 1 through 4 of this chapter. All orders and rules must be on file at the offices of the department and in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county affected by the order or rule.
     (2) If an order is issued to the owner of an artificial obstruction or nonconforming use not exempt under 76-5-401 through 76-5-404 for its removal or repair, the order may not become effective less than 10 days after a hearing is held relating to the order.
     (3) In addition to any requirement imposed by 76-5-202 through 76-5-205, when an order is issued that affects with particularity the land adjacent to a watercourse or drainway, notice of the contents of the order and of any required hearing must be mailed to the titleholder of the land not less than 10 days before the effective date of the order or, if there is a required hearing, to the titleholder of the land and to the owner of the artificial obstruction or nonconforming use not less than 10 days before the date of the hearing. However, the notice need not be given to the owner of the artificial obstruction or nonconforming use for an order issued pursuant to 76-5-206(2) if the owner cannot be found or determined.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 393, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 271, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3511(part); amd. Sec. 251, Ch. 418, L. 1995.