Montana § 85-2-426 - Fee
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 85-2-426 — Fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-2-426. Fee
Fee. (1) The department shall by rule prescribe a fee that may not be higher than necessary to cover the cost to the department of updating its water right ownership records. A fee must be paid: (a) at closing when the realty transfer certificate discloses the transfer of a water right; or (b) at the time of filing of the water right ownership update form or the form describing the severance or exempting of the water right. (2) The fee must be deposited in the water right appropriation account provided for in 85-2-318 .
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Section 85-2-426 ("Fee") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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