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Montana Title 85. Water Use § 85-2-213. Notice of order

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

To ensure that all persons who may claim an existing water right are notified of the requirement to file a claim of that right, the Montana supreme court shall give notice of the order as follows:

(1) It shall cause the order, printed in not less than 10-point type, to be placed in a prominent and conspicuous place in all daily newspapers of the state and in at least one newspaper published in each county of the state within 30 days after the Montana supreme court order as provided in 85-2-212.

(2) It shall cause the order, in writing, to be placed in a prominent and conspicuous location in each county courthouse in the state within 30 days after the Montana supreme court order as provided in 85-2-212.

(3) It shall provide copies of the order, in writing, to the press services with offices located in Helena within 30 days after the Montana supreme court order as provided in 85-2-212.

(4) It shall, under authority granted to the states by 43 U.S.C. 666, provide for service of the petition and order upon the United States attorney general or the attorney general's designated representative.

(5) It may also in its discretion give notice of the order in any other manner that will carry out the purposes of this section.

(6) It may also in its discretion order that the department or the water judge assist the Montana supreme court in carrying out this section.

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