Montana § 76-15-201 - Petition To Create Conservation District

§ 76-15-201. Petition To Create Conservation District

Petition to create conservation district. (1) Any 10% of the qualified electors within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the department asking that the department approve the organization of a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition. (2) The petition must set forth: (a) the proposed name of the district; (b) that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition; (c) a description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which description may not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but is sufficient if generally accurate; (d) a request that: (i) the department define the boundaries for the district; (ii) a referendum be held within the territory defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in the territory; and (iii) the department determine that a district be created. (3) Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the department may consolidate all or any part of the petitions.