Montana Code 77-5-101. Classification of lands as state forests
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77-5-101. Classification of lands as state forests. All lands at present owned by the state and all that may hereafter be acquired by the state through escheat, exchange, purchase, grant, or devise which are principally valuable for the timber that is on them or for the growing of timber or for watershed protection are hereby classified and designated “state forests” and reserved for forest production and watershed protection.
Terms Used In Montana Code 77-5-101
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201